diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 244af47..532efe3 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -29,43 +29,43 @@ printf "setting up environment..."
 bash reset.sh
 checkcode $?
 
-printf "ssh-keygen: makin new key..."
-ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f "$key_path" -C "anonymous"
+printf "ssh-keygen: makin new key: ${key_path}..."
+ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f "$key_path" -C "anonymous" -N ""
 checkcode $?
-printf "ssh-keygen: changing ownership on $key_path and $key_path.pub"
+printf "ssh-keygen: changing ownership on $key_path and $key_path.pub..."
 chown $USER:$USER "$key_path" "$key_path.pub"
-printf "ssh-keygen: fixing perms on $key_path and $key_path.pub"
+printf "ssh-keygen: fixing perms on $key_path and $key_path.pub..."
 chmod 600 "$key_path" "$key_path.pub"
 printf "ssh-keygen: creating $out_dir/anonymous_signer..."
 echo "anonymous namespaces=\"$signature_tag\" $(cat "${key_path}.pub")" > "$out_dir/anonymous_signer"
 checkcode $?
 
-printf "random: adding 1/2 random blocks of data to inner archive"
+printf "random: adding 1/2 random blocks of data to inner archive..."
 dd if=/dev/urandom of="$inner_dir/.$RANDOM" bs=1K count=10 > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
-printf "random: adding 2/3 random blocks of data to outer archive"
+printf "random: adding 2/3 random blocks of data to outer archive..."
 dd if=/dev/urandom of="$out_dir/.$RANDOM" bs=1K count=10 > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
-printf "7z: compressing inner volume"
+printf "7z: compressing inner volume..."
 7z a "$out_dir/contents.7z" "$inner_dir" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
-printf "deleting $inner_dir"
+printf "deleting ${inner_dir}..."
 rm -rf "$inner_dir" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
-printf "ssh: signing out/contents.7z"
+printf "ssh: signing out/contents.7z..."
 ssh-keygen -Y sign -f "$key_path" -n "$signature_tag" "$out_dir/contents.7z" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
-printf "changing directory to $out_dir"
+printf "changing directory to ${out_dir}..."
 cd "$out_dir"
 checkcode $?
-printf "sha512: generating sha512 checksums of files in out"
+printf "sha512: generating sha512 checksums of files in out..."
 sha512sum * > "checksums.sha512"
 checkcode $?
-printf "changing directory back"
+printf "changing directory back..."
 cd ..
 checkcode $?
 
@@ -74,44 +74,45 @@ read -r -s attribution_passphrase
 echo
 echo "Enter attribution passphrase again:"
 read -r -s attribution_passphrase_check
+echo
 if [[ "$attribution_passphrase" != "$attribution_passphrase_check" ]]; then
-    echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mAttribution passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n" > /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1
+    echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mAttribution passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n" > /dev/null 2>&1
     exit 1
 else
     echo -e "attribution_passphrase: \033[0;32mOK!\033[0m"
     echo "$attribution_passphrase" > "attribution_passphrase_${unix_seconds}.txt"
 fi
-unset attribution_passphrase_check > /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1
-unset attribution_passphrase > /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1
+unset attribution_passphrase_check > /dev/null 2>&1
 {
     printf '%s' "$attribution_passphrase"
     cat "$out_dir/contents.7z"
 } | sha512sum | awk '{print $1}' > "$out_dir/attribution-checksum.sha512"
+unset attribution_passphrase > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-# printf "sanity checking: changing working directory to $out_dir"
-# cd "$out_dir"
-# checkcode $?
-# printf "sanity checking: verification"
-# bash verify-everything.sh
-# checkcode $?
-# printf "sanity checking: validate attribution passphrase"
-# bash test_validation_passphrase.sh
-# checkcode $?
-# printf "sanity checking: returning"
-# cd ..
-# checkcode $?
-
-printf "7z archiving outer dir"
-7z a "./out.7z" "$out_dir" > /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1
+printf "sanity checking: changing working directory to ${out_dir}..."
+cd "$out_dir"
 checkcode $?
-printf "moving out.7z to archives"
+printf "sanity checking: verification..."
+bash verify-everything.sh
+checkcode $?
+printf "sanity checking: validate attribution passphrase..."
+bash test_validation_passphrase.sh
+checkcode $?
+printf "sanity checking: returning..."
+cd ..
+checkcode $?
+
+printf "7z archiving outer dir..."
+7z a "./out.7z" "$out_dir" > /dev/null 2>&1
+checkcode $?
+printf "moving out.7z to archives..."
 mv out.7z "archives/verifiable_archive_${unix_seconds}.7z" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
-echo "input keystore passphrase"
+echo "input keystore passphrase:"
 read -r -s keystore_passphrase
 echo
-echo "input keystore passphrase (again)"
+echo "input keystore passphrase (again):"
 read -r -s keystore_passphrase_check
 echo
 if [[ "$keystore_passphrase" != "$keystore_passphrase_check" ]]; then
@@ -120,16 +121,16 @@ if [[ "$keystore_passphrase" != "$keystore_passphrase_check" ]]; then
 fi
 unset keystore_passphrase_check > /dev/null 2>&1
 
-printf "archivin keys"
-7z a "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p$keystore_passphrase "private_*" "private_*.pub" "attribution_passphrase_${unix_seconds}.txt" > /dev/null 2>&1
+printf "archivin keys..."
+7z a "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p"$keystore_passphrase" "private_*" "private_*.pub" "attribution_passphrase_${unix_seconds}.txt" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
-printf "testing key archive"
-7z t "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p$keystore_passphrase > /dev/null 2>&1
+printf "testing key archive..."
+7z t "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p"$keystore_passphrase" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "resetting environment..."
 bash reset.sh
 checkcode $?
 
-echo "done :3"
+echo -e "\n\n\033[0;32mdone :3\033[0m\n\n"
diff --git a/reset.sh b/reset.sh
index 43af1ef..a2f0101 100755
--- a/reset.sh
+++ b/reset.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
 checkcode () {
     local retcode
     if [ -z "$1" ]; then
@@ -56,5 +55,5 @@ printf "making out/verify-everything.sh executable"
 chmod +x out/verify-everything.sh
 checkcode $?
 
-echo -e "\n\ndone :3\n\n"
+echo -e "\n\n\033[0;32mdone :3\033[0m\n\n"