diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index c4b963d..41bf64a 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# packages: 7zip, shred, secure-delete
+# packages: 7zip, shred, secure-delete, cracklib-runtime
 set -e
-
 unix_seconds=$(date +%s)
 key_path="./private_ed25519_${unix_seconds}"
 signature_tag="file-integrity"
@@ -98,9 +97,10 @@ reset() {
     done
 }
 
+
+
 printf "setting up environment..."
 reset
-checkcode $?
 
 printf "ssh-keygen: makin new key: ${key_path}..."
 ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f "$key_path" -C "anonymous" -N "" > /dev/null 2>&1
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ echo "Enter attribution passphrase again:"
 read -r -s attribution_passphrase_check
 echo
 
+if printf "$attribution_passphrase" | cracklib-check | grep -q 'OK'; then
+    echo -e "attribution passphrase strength: \033[0;32mOK!\033[0m"
+else
+    echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mAttribution passphrase ia not secure enough! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 if [[ "$attribution_passphrase" != "$attribution_passphrase_check" ]]; then
     echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mAttribution passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n" > /dev/null 2>&1
     exit 1
@@ -213,6 +220,13 @@ echo "input keystore passphrase (again):"
 read -r -s keystore_passphrase_check
 echo
 
+if printf "$keystore_passphrase" | cracklib-check | grep -q 'OK'; then
+    echo -e "keystore passphrase strength: \033[0;32mOK!\033[0m"
+else
+    echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mKeystore passphrase not strong enough! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 if [[ "$keystore_passphrase" != "$keystore_passphrase_check" ]]; then
     echo -e "\n\n\033[0;31mKeystore passphrases do not match! Exiting!\033[0m\n\n" > /dev/null 2>&1
     exit 1
@@ -232,12 +246,11 @@ printf "testing key archive..."
 7z t "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p"$keystore_passphrase" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
-printf "unsetting keystore passphrase"
+printf "unsetting keystore passphrase..."
 unset keystore_passphrase > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "resetting environment..."
 reset
-checkcode $?
 
 echo -e "\033[0;32mdone :3\033[0m"