diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index ea0698c..0000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-archives/*
-!archives/README.md
-keystores/*
-!keystores/README.md
-out/*
-!out/README.md
-out/contents/*
-!out/contents/README.md
-Encrypt-Share-Attribution
-Encrypt-Share-Attribution/*
-
-*.sha256
-*.sha512*
-*private_*
-*.pub*
-*.7z*
-*.sig*
-*/checksums.sha512
-*/attribution-checksums.sha512
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diff --git a/README (# Edit conflict 2026-05-23 ij95dmC #).md b/README (# Edit conflict 2026-05-23 ij95dmC #).md
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index 7fe138a..0000000
--- a/README (# Edit conflict 2026-05-23 ij95dmC #).md	
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-# Verifiably, Attributably Secure Archives
-For when you need to distribute information anonymously, but wish to keep it provably full and intact, but _also_ wish to have options to prove attribution.
-
-## Writeup
-### Purpose
-todo
-### Method
-todo
-### Issues
-- two-way deanonymization is assumed when either method to attribute is used
-  - when sha512 method is used, originator is assumed to be the owner of the ed25519 key and vice versa
-  - any reveal of either signed note or sha512 attribution passphrase, the other is assumed to belong to the same entity
-  - opsec failures can result in two-way deanonymization
-
-## Usage
-### Installation
-todo
-### Usage
-todo
-
-## todo
-1. x validate attribution thing
-2. ? clean up output
-3. x sanity checks
-4. this README.md
-5. x the README-instructions.txt and placedment for archive
-6. x passphrase strength/length checks
-7. sha256 mode with independant passphrase(?)
-8. encrypt archive option
-   1. inner
-      1. goes first
-      2. gets passphrase
-      2. tests passphrase
-      3. generates txt file backup
-      4. then tests with passphrase
-   2. outer
-      1. goes second
-      2. gets passphrase
-      3. tests passphrase
-      4. generates txt file backup
-      5. then tests with passphrase
-9.  random data optional
-   1.  `read -n 1 -s -r -p "In another terminal/window, fill $inner_dir with whatever you please then press any key to continue..."`
-   2.  x now only takes up 2Kb!
-   3.  only use 128 bytes (1024 bits) x 2
-       1.  `openssl rand -out "$out_dir/.$RANDOM" 128`
-       2.  `openssl rand -out "$inner_dir/.$RANDOM" 128`
-       3.  `find "$out_dir" -type f -name ".*" -exec chown $USER:$USER "{}" \;`
-       4.  `find "$out_dir" -type f -name ".*" -exec chmod 600 "{}" \;`
-10. writeup in this README
-11. usage in this README
-12. specification definition
-    1.  Specification.md
-13. FileMap.md
-14. function: passphrase checkin
-    1.  match
-    2.  pass cracklib-check
-    3.  =>35 chars long
-    4.  pass call to haveibeenpwned.com api
-15. 
-
-## Changelog
-- reduced random data to 2x 10Kb
-- reduced random data to 2x 1Kb
-- added password strength check with cracklib-check
-- cleaned up output
-- added housekeeping
-  - set perms and ownership on archives and keystore to minimum
-  - shred all erronious files and dirs
-- cleaned up code
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diff --git a/archives/verifiable_archive_1779558390.7z b/archives/verifiable_archive_1779558390.7z
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diff --git a/keystore/keystore_1779558390.7z b/keystore/keystore_1779558390.7z
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index 0000000..14ced0e
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diff --git a/out/test_validate_passphrase.sh b/out/test_validate_passphrase.sh
index 822606a..580925e 100755
--- a/out/test_validate_passphrase.sh
+++ b/out/test_validate_passphrase.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 set -e
 attrib_hash=$(cat "./attribution-checksum.sha512")
 
-echo "enter passphrase to test"
-read passphrase
-echo
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "enter passphrase to test"
+    read passphrase
+    echo
+else
+    passphrase="$1"
+fi
 
 tested_hash=$( ( echo -n "$passphrase"; cat "./contents.7z" ) | sha512sum | awk '{print $1}')