diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 297c78e..f8a6367 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
         echo "❌ REJECTED: Passphrase is too short ($pass_len characters). Minimum length required is 35."
         return 1
     fi
-    echo "  [PASS] Length verification satisfied ($pass_len characters)."
+    echo "[PASS] Length verification satisfied ($pass_len characters)."
 
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # GATE 2: Local Dictionary Check (cracklib-check)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
             echo "❌ REJECTED by cracklib-check: $cracklib_result"
             return 1
         fi
-        echo "  [PASS] Local dictionary and structural complexity audit clear."
+        echo "[PASS] Local dictionary and structural complexity audit clear."
     fi
 
     # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -251,14 +251,6 @@ printf "auditing attribution passphrase"
 audit_passphrase "$attribution_passphrase" "$attribution_passphrase_check"
 checkcode $?
 
-if [[ "$attribution_passphrase" != "$attribution_passphrase_check" ]]; then
-    echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mAttribution passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n"
-    exit 1
-else
-    echo -e "attribution_passphrase: \033[0;32mOK!\033[0m"
-    echo "$attribution_passphrase" > "attribution_passphrase_${unix_seconds}.txt"
-fi
-
 printf "unsetting attribution_passphrase_check"
 unset attribution_passphrase_check > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
@@ -310,13 +302,6 @@ printf "auditing keystore passphrase..."
 audit_passphrase "$keystore_passphrase" "$keystore_passphrase_check"
 checkcode $?
 
-if [[ "$keystore_passphrase" != "$keystore_passphrase_check" ]]; then
-    echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mKeystore passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n"
-    exit 1
-else
-    echo -e "keystore passphrases... \e[1;32mOK!\e[0m"
-fi
-
 printf "unsetting keystore passphrase check"
 unset keystore_passphrase_check > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?