From c99e75e4aba3818fba45633dee9b64f7c4c16443 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: PrincessPi3 <human.bagel@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 14:20:23 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] meatballs i wanted meatballs god damn it

---
 create-attributable-archive.sh | 24 ++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 53a157c..9972219 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -108,22 +108,22 @@ reset() {
 }
 
 audit_passphrase() {
-    local raw_password="${1:-}"
-    local check_password="${2:-}"
+    local raw_password="$1"
+    local check_password="$2"
 
     if [[ -z "$raw_password" ]]; then
         echo '[ERROR] No passphrase provided for validation.' >&2
-        exit 2
+        return 2
     fi
 
     if [[ -z "$check_password" ]]; then
         echo '[ERROR] No check passphrase provided for validation.' >&2
-        exit 2
+        return 2
     fi
 
     if [[ "$raw_password" != "$check_password" ]]; then
         echo '[ERROR] Passphrases do not match!' >&2
-        exit 2
+        return 2
     fi
 
     unset check_password
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ audit_passphrase() {
     local pass_len=${#raw_password}
     if [[ "$pass_len" -lt 35 ]]; then
         echo "❌ REJECTED: Passphrase is too short ($pass_len characters). Minimum length required is 35."
-        exit 1
+        return 1
     fi
     echo "[PASS] Length verification satisfied ($pass_len characters)."
 
     if command -v cracklib-check >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         if ! printf '%s' "$raw_password" | cracklib-check | grep -q 'OK$'; then
             echo '❌ REJECTED by cracklib-check.'
-            exit 1
+            return 1
         fi
         echo '[PASS] Local dictionary and structural complexity audit clear.'
     else
@@ -152,15 +152,19 @@ audit_passphrase() {
 
     if ! response=$(curl -fsS -A 'Bash-Passphrase-Audit-Script' "https://api.pwnedpasswords.com/range/$prefix"); then
         echo -e "${RED}[FATAL]${RESET} Failed to communicate with HIBP API." >&2
-        exit 3
+        return 3
+    else
+        echo -e "connected to hibp...${GREEN}OK${RESET}"
     fi
 
     if printf '%s\n' "$response" | grep -qi "^$suffix:"; then
         echo -e "${RED}[FATAL]${RESET} Passphrase has been leaked!" >&2
-        exit 1
+        return 1
+    else
+        echo -e "not leaked! (via hibp)... ${GREEN}OK${RESET}"
     fi
 
-    echo -e "not leaked! (via hibp)... ${GREEN}OK${RESET}"
+    return 0
 }
 
 error_handle() {