diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2c0390a..9b32aa2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+eth_keys
 pywebview
 pyinstaller>=6.12.0
 # For development
diff --git a/test-scripts/check-did.sh b/test-scripts/check-did.sh
index 8a5861b..c33f2ef 100755
--- a/test-scripts/check-did.sh
+++ b/test-scripts/check-did.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Requirements: jq, python, and `pip install -r requirements.txt`
 # Usage: ./check-did.sh [did]
 # If no DID provided, lists all visible DIDs
 
-API_URL=${ENDORSER_API_URL:-"https://test-api.endorser.ch/api/v2/claim"}
+API_URL=${ENDORSER_API_URL:-"https://test-api.endorser.ch/api"}
 ADMIN_DID="did:ethr:0x0000694B58C2cC69658993A90D3840C560f2F51F"
 ADMIN_KEY="2b6472c026ec2aa2c4235c994a63868fc9212d18b58f6cbfe861b52e71330f5b"
 
diff --git a/test-scripts/did_generator.sh b/test-scripts/did_generator.sh
index c22a1b0..3e6cc19 100755
--- a/test-scripts/did_generator.sh
+++ b/test-scripts/did_generator.sh
@@ -18,10 +18,18 @@ fi
 ADMIN_DID=${ADMIN_DID:-"did:ethr:0x0000694B58C2cC69658993A90D3840C560f2F51F"}
 ADMIN_PRIVATE_KEY=${ADMIN_PRIVATE_KEY:-"2b6472c026ec2aa2c4235c994a63868fc9212d18b58f6cbfe861b52e71330f5b"}
 API_URL=${ENDORSER_API_URL:-"https://test-api.endorser.ch/api/v2/claim"}
+DEBUG=${DEBUG:-0}
+
+# Function to log debug info
+debug_log() {
+    if [ "$DEBUG" = "1" ]; then
+        echo "$@" >&2
+    fi
+}
 
 # Function to generate a new keypair
 generate_keypair() {
-    echo "Generating new keypair..."
+    debug_log "Generating new keypair..."
     
     # Create a temporary directory for key operations
     TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
@@ -52,12 +60,13 @@ generate_keypair() {
     # Create DID
     DID="did:ethr:0x$ADDRESS"
     
-    echo "Generated DID Details:"
-    echo "----------------------"
-    echo "DID: $DID"
-    echo "Address: 0x$ADDRESS"
-    echo "Private Key: $PRIVATE_KEY"
-    echo "Public Key: $PUBLIC_KEY"
+    # Print debug info if enabled
+    debug_log "Generated DID Details:"
+    debug_log "----------------------"
+    debug_log "DID: $DID"
+    debug_log "Address: $ADDRESS"
+    debug_log "Private Key: $PRIVATE_KEY"
+    debug_log "Public Key: $PUBLIC_KEY"
     
     # Export variables for other functions
     export DID PRIVATE_KEY PUBLIC_KEY ADDRESS
@@ -69,6 +78,67 @@ hex_to_dec() {
     printf "%d" "0x$1"
 }
 
+# Function to attempt signing with retries
+attempt_signing() {
+    local max_attempts=5
+    local attempt=1
+    
+    while [ $attempt -le $max_attempts ]; do
+        debug_log "Signing attempt $attempt of $max_attempts..."
+        
+        # Sign message and get DER format signature
+        openssl dgst -sha256 -sign "$TMPDIR/private.pem" "$TMPDIR/message.txt" 2>/dev/null > "$TMPDIR/signature.der"
+        
+        # Convert DER signature to hex
+        der_sig=$(xxd -p -c 256 "$TMPDIR/signature.der")
+        
+        debug_log "Debug - Full DER signature:"
+        debug_log "$der_sig"
+        
+        # Parse DER structure with length checking
+        if [[ $der_sig =~ ^30([0-9a-f]{2})02([0-9a-f]{2})([0-9a-f]*)02([0-9a-f]{2})([0-9a-f]*)$ ]]; then
+            seq_len="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+            r_len="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+            r_val="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+            s_len="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
+            s_val="${BASH_REMATCH[5]}"
+            
+            # Convert lengths to decimal
+            r_len_dec=$((16#$r_len))
+            s_len_dec=$((16#$s_len))
+            
+            debug_log "R length: $r_len_dec bytes"
+            debug_log "S length: $s_len_dec bytes"
+            
+            # Handle R value
+            if [ $r_len_dec -gt 32 ]; then
+                r_val=${r_val: -64}  # Take last 32 bytes
+            elif [ $r_len_dec -lt 32 ]; then
+                r_val=$(printf "%064s" "$r_val" | tr ' ' '0')  # Left pad
+            fi
+            
+            # Handle S value
+            if [ $s_len_dec -gt 32 ]; then
+                s_val=${s_val: -64}  # Take last 32 bytes
+            elif [ $s_len_dec -lt 32 ]; then
+                s_val=$(printf "%064s" "$s_val" | tr ' ' '0')  # Left pad
+            fi
+            
+            # Validate final lengths
+            if [ ${#r_val} -eq 64 ] && [ ${#s_val} -eq 64 ]; then
+                debug_log "Valid signature found on attempt $attempt"
+                return 0
+            fi
+        fi
+        
+        debug_log "Invalid signature on attempt $attempt, retrying..."
+        attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+    done
+    
+    echo "Failed to generate valid signature after $max_attempts attempts" >&2
+    return 1
+}
+
 # Function to create and sign JWT
 create_jwt() {
     local now=$(date +%s)
@@ -103,58 +173,25 @@ create_jwt() {
     # Write message to file
     echo -n "$message" > "$TMPDIR/message.txt"
     
-    # Sign message and get DER format signature
-    openssl dgst -sha256 -sign "$TMPDIR/private.pem" "$TMPDIR/message.txt" 2>/dev/null > "$TMPDIR/signature.der"
-    
-    # Convert DER signature to R+S format
-    der_sig=$(xxd -p -c 256 "$TMPDIR/signature.der")
-    
-    # Debug the full DER signature
-    echo "Debug - Full DER signature:"
-    echo "$der_sig"
-    
-    # Parse DER structure - more robust version
-    if [[ $der_sig =~ ^30([0-9a-f]{2})02([0-9a-f]{2})([0-9a-f]*)02([0-9a-f]{2})([0-9a-f]*)$ ]]; then
-        seq_len="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-        r_len="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
-        r_val="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
-        s_len="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
-        s_val="${BASH_REMATCH[5]}"
-        
-        echo "Debug - DER parsing:"
-        echo "Sequence length: $seq_len"
-        echo "R length: $r_len"
-        echo "R value: $r_val"
-        echo "S length: $s_len"
-        echo "S value: $s_val"
-        
-        # Remove leading zeros if present
-        r_val=${r_val#"00"}
-        s_val=${s_val#"00"}
-        
-        # Pad R and S to 32 bytes each
-        r_val=$(printf "%064s" "$r_val" | tr ' ' '0')
-        s_val=$(printf "%064s" "$s_val" | tr ' ' '0')
+    # Attempt signing with retries
+    if attempt_signing; then
+        # Create final JWT
+        concat_sig="${r_val}${s_val}"
+        signature=$(echo -n "$concat_sig" | xxd -r -p | base64 -w 0 | tr '/+' '_-' | tr -d '=')
+        JWT="$message.$signature"
         
-        # Concatenate R+S and convert to base64url
-        signature=$(echo -n "${r_val}${s_val}" | xxd -r -p | base64 -w 0 | tr '/+' '_-' | tr -d '=')
+        debug_log "Created JWT: ${JWT:0:50}..."
+        export JWT
+        return 0
     else
-        echo "Error: Invalid DER signature format"
-        echo "DER: $der_sig"
+        echo "Failed to generate valid signature" >&2
         return 1
     fi
-    
-    # Create final JWT
-    JWT="$message.$signature"
-    
-    echo -e "\nCreated JWT: ${JWT:0:50}..."
-    export JWT
-    return 0
 }
 
 # Function to register DID
 register_did() {
-    echo "Attempting registration..."
+    debug_log "Attempting registration..."
     
     # Create request body
     body="{\"jwtEncoded\":\"$JWT\"}"
@@ -166,24 +203,64 @@ register_did() {
     
     # Check response
     if echo "$response" | jq -e '.success' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "Registration successful!"
-        echo "Response:"
-        echo "$response" | jq '.'
+        debug_log "Registration successful!"
+        debug_log "Response: $(echo "$response" | jq -c '.')"
+        
+        # Output only the JSON result
+        debug_log "About to output JSON..."
+        jq -n \
+          --arg did "$DID" \
+          --arg private_key "$PRIVATE_KEY" \
+          --arg registration_id "$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.success.registrationId')" \
+          --arg claim_id "$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.success.claimId')" \
+          '{
+            status: "success",
+            did: $did,
+            privateKey: $private_key,
+            registrationId: $registration_id,
+            claimId: $claim_id
+          }'
+        debug_log "JSON output complete"
+        exit 0
     else
-        echo "Registration failed!"
-        echo "Error: $(echo "$response" | jq -r '.error.message // empty')"
-        echo "Full response:"
-        echo "$response" | jq '.' || echo "$response"
+        error_msg=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.error.message // "Unknown error"')
+        debug_log "Registration failed: $error_msg"
+        debug_log "Full response: $(echo "$response" | jq -c '.' || echo "$response")"
+        
+        # Output error as JSON
+        jq -n \
+          --arg error "$error_msg" \
+          --arg stage "registration" \
+          '{
+            status: "error",
+            stage: $stage,
+            error: $error
+          }'
+        exit 1
     fi
 }
 
 # Main execution
-echo "Starting DID Generation..."
-echo "Using admin DID: $ADMIN_DID"
-echo "API URL: $API_URL"
+debug_log "Starting DID Generation..."
+debug_log "Using admin DID: $ADMIN_DID"
+debug_log "API URL: $API_URL"
 
-generate_keypair && \
-create_jwt && \
-register_did
+if ! generate_keypair; then
+    jq -n '{
+        status: "error",
+        stage: "keypair",
+        error: "Failed to generate keypair"
+    }'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! create_jwt; then
+    jq -n '{
+        status: "error",
+        stage: "jwt",
+        error: "Failed to generate valid signature"
+    }'
+    exit 1
+fi
 
-exit $? 
\ No newline at end of file
+register_did 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-scripts/dids_seen.sh b/test-scripts/dids_seen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..508d7e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-scripts/dids_seen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# DID Visibility Check Script
+# @author Matthew Raymer
+#
+# This script checks visibility permissions for DIDs within the endorser.ch system.
+# It creates a signed JWT using admin credentials and queries the visibility API.
+#
+# Features:
+# - JWT creation and signing using ES256K-R
+# - DID visibility checking
+# - Environment variable support
+# - Debug logging
+# - Command line argument parsing
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./dids_seen.sh [-d did_to_check]
+#   DEBUG=1 ./dids_seen.sh  # For debug output
+#
+# Environment Variables:
+#   ADMIN_DID          - Admin DID for authorization
+#   ADMIN_PRIVATE_KEY  - Private key for signing
+#   ENDORSER_API_URL   - API endpoint (defaults to test)
+#   DEBUG              - Enable debug logging when set to 1
+
+# Enhanced debug logging
+debug_log() {
+    if [ "${DEBUG:-0}" = "1" ]; then
+        echo "DEBUG: $*" >&2
+    fi
+}
+
+# Parse command line arguments
+# -d: Specific DID to check visibility for
+CHECK_DID=""
+while getopts "d:" opt; do
+    case $opt in
+        d) CHECK_DID="$OPTARG" ;;
+        \?) echo "Usage: $0 [-d did_to_check]" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# Load environment variables from .env file if present
+# Supports:
+# - ADMIN_DID
+# - ADMIN_PRIVATE_KEY
+# - ENDORSER_API_URL
+if [ -f .env ]; then
+    export $(cat .env | grep -v '^#' | xargs)
+fi
+
+# Default values for required parameters
+ADMIN_DID=${ADMIN_DID:-"did:ethr:0x0000694B58C2cC69658993A90D3840C560f2F51F"}
+ADMIN_PRIVATE_KEY=${ADMIN_PRIVATE_KEY:-"2b6472c026ec2aa2c4235c994a63868fc9212d18b58f6cbfe861b52e71330f5b"}
+API_URL=${ENDORSER_API_URL:-"https://test-api.endorser.ch/api/report/whichDidsICanSee"}
+
+# Create JWT payload with:
+# - Issuer (iss)
+# - Subject (sub)
+# - Issued At (iat)
+# - Expiration (exp)
+now=$(date +%s)
+exp=$((now + 86400))  # 24 hours from now
+
+payload=$(jq -n \
+    --arg iss "$ADMIN_DID" \
+    --arg sub "$ADMIN_DID" \
+    --arg iat "$now" \
+    --arg exp "$exp" \
+    '{
+        iss: $iss,
+        sub: $sub,
+        iat: ($iat | tonumber),
+        exp: ($exp | tonumber)
+           }')
+
+# Base64url encode header and payload
+# Header specifies ES256K-R algorithm for Ethereum compatibility
+header='{"alg":"ES256K-R","typ":"JWT"}'
+header_b64=$(echo -n "$header" | base64 -w 0 | tr '/+' '_-' | tr -d '=')
+payload_b64=$(echo -n "$payload" | base64 -w 0 | tr '/+' '_-' | tr -d '=')
+
+# Create message to sign (header.payload)
+message="$header_b64.$payload_b64"
+
+# Add debug points
+debug_log "Creating JWT with:"
+debug_log "ADMIN_DID: $ADMIN_DID"
+debug_log "API_URL: $API_URL"
+debug_log "Payload: $payload"
+debug_log "Header base64: $header_b64"
+debug_log "Payload base64: $payload_b64"
+debug_log "Message to sign: $message"
+
+# Create temporary directory for key operations
+# Uses trap to ensure cleanup on exit
+TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT
+
+# Create private key PEM file
+# Converts raw private key to PEM format for OpenSSL
+echo "-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----" > "$TMPDIR/private.pem"
+(
+    echo "302e0201010420"  # Private key header
+    echo -n "$ADMIN_PRIVATE_KEY"  # Private key bytes
+    echo "a00706052b8104000a"  # secp256k1 OID
+) | xxd -r -p | base64 >> "$TMPDIR/private.pem"
+echo "-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----" >> "$TMPDIR/private.pem"
+
+# Write message to file for signing
+echo -n "$message" > "$TMPDIR/message.txt"
+
+# Sign message and get DER format signature
+openssl dgst -sha256 -sign "$TMPDIR/private.pem" "$TMPDIR/message.txt" > "$TMPDIR/signature.der"
+
+# Convert DER signature to hex
+der_sig=$(xxd -p -c 256 "$TMPDIR/signature.der")
+
+# Parse DER structure
+# Extracts R and S values from signature
+if [[ $der_sig =~ ^30([0-9a-f]{2})02([0-9a-f]{2})([0-9a-f]*)02([0-9a-f]{2})([0-9a-f]*)$ ]]; then
+    r_len="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
+    r_val="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
+    s_len="${BASH_REMATCH[4]}"
+    s_val="${BASH_REMATCH[5]}"
+    
+    debug_log "Raw signature values:"
+    debug_log "  R (${#r_val} chars): $r_val"
+    debug_log "  S (${#s_val} chars): $s_val"
+    
+    # Convert lengths to decimal
+    r_len_dec=$((16#$r_len))
+    s_len_dec=$((16#$s_len))
+    
+    # Handle R value padding
+    if [ $r_len_dec -gt 32 ]; then
+        r_val=${r_val: -64}  # Take last 32 bytes
+    elif [ $r_len_dec -lt 32 ]; then
+        r_val=$(printf "%064s" "$r_val" | tr ' ' '0')  # Left pad
+    fi
+    
+    # Handle S value padding
+    if [ $s_len_dec -gt 32 ]; then
+        s_val=${s_val: -64}  # Take last 32 bytes
+    elif [ $s_len_dec -lt 32 ]; then
+        s_val=$(printf "%064s" "$s_val" | tr ' ' '0')  # Left pad
+    fi
+    
+    # Ensure both values are exactly 64 characters
+    r_val=$(printf "%064s" "$r_val" | tr ' ' '0')
+    s_val=$(printf "%064s" "$s_val" | tr ' ' '0')
+    
+    debug_log "Normalized values:"
+    debug_log "  R (${#r_val} chars): $r_val"
+    debug_log "  S (${#s_val} chars): $s_val"
+    
+    # Create final signature
+    concat_sig="${r_val}${s_val}"
+    
+    # Debug the DER parsing
+    debug_log "DER Signature Analysis:"
+    debug_log "  Full DER: $der_sig"
+    debug_log "  Sequence length: ${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+    debug_log "  R length: $r_len ($r_len_dec bytes)"
+    debug_log "  S length: $s_len ($s_len_dec bytes)"
+    
+    # Debug signature components
+    debug_log "Signature components:"
+    debug_log "  R value: $r_val (length: ${#r_val})"
+    debug_log "  S value: $s_val (length: ${#s_val})"
+    debug_log "  Concatenated: $concat_sig (length: ${#concat_sig})"
+    
+    # Try both normal and high-S value signatures
+    s_val_alt=""
+    if [ $s_len_dec -gt 32 ]; then
+        # Store alternative S value
+        s_val_alt="$s_val"
+        # Calculate N - s for high-S values
+        n="FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFEBAAEDCE6AF48A03BBFD25E8CD0364141"
+        # Use Python for hex math to avoid bc issues
+        normalized_s=$(python3 -c "
+            n = int('$n', 16)
+            s = int('${s_val}', 16)
+            result = hex(n - s)[2:].zfill(64)
+            print(result.lower())
+        " 2>/dev/null || echo "ERROR")
+        if [ "$normalized_s" = "ERROR" ]; then
+            debug_log "  Failed to normalize S value"
+            # Keep original s_val if normalization fails
+            s_val_alt=""
+        else
+            s_val=$(printf "%064s" "$normalized_s" | tr ' ' '0' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+            debug_log "  Normalized S value: $s_val"
+        fi
+    fi
+    
+    # Calculate recovery bit (v)
+    # Try each possible recovery value (0-3) until we find one that works
+    for v in {0..3}; do
+        # Try both S values if we have an alternative
+        s_values=("$s_val")
+        if [ -n "$s_val_alt" ]; then
+            s_values+=("$s_val_alt")
+        fi
+        
+        for current_s in "${s_values[@]}"; do
+            concat_sig="${r_val}${current_s}"
+            debug_log "Trying with S value: $current_s"
+            
+            recovery_sig=$(printf "%s%02x" "$concat_sig" "$v")
+            debug_log "Recovery attempt $v:"
+            debug_log "  Concatenated signature: $concat_sig"
+            debug_log "  Recovery signature: $recovery_sig"
+            debug_log "  Recovery signature length: ${#recovery_sig}"
+            
+            # Ensure signature is exactly 65 bytes (130 hex chars)
+            if [ ${#recovery_sig} -ne 130 ]; then
+                debug_log "  Invalid signature length: ${#recovery_sig}, expected 130"
+                continue
+            fi
+            
+            # Convert hex to binary, then to base64url
+            signature=$(echo -n "$recovery_sig" | xxd -r -p 2>/dev/null | base64 -w 0 | tr '/+' '_-' | tr -d '=')
+            debug_log "  Base64URL signature: $signature"
+            
+            # Create JWT with this signature
+            JWT="$message.$signature"
+            debug_log "  Testing JWT: $JWT"
+            
+            # Test the JWT against the API
+            response=$(curl -s -X GET "$API_URL" \
+                 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                 -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT")
+            debug_log "  API Response: $response"
+            
+            # Check if the JWT worked
+            if ! echo "$response" | grep -q "JWT.*failed"; then
+                echo "JWT Token:"
+                echo "$JWT"
+                debug_log "Success with v=$v and S=${current_s:0:8}..."
+                echo
+                echo "Export command:"
+                echo "export TOKEN='$JWT'"
+                echo
+                if [ -n "$CHECK_DID" ]; then
+                    # Check if specific DID is in the list
+                    if echo "$response" | jq -e --arg did "$CHECK_DID" 'contains([$did])' > /dev/null; then
+                        echo "✅ DID $CHECK_DID is in the list"
+                        exit 0
+                    else
+                        echo "❌ DID $CHECK_DID is not in the list"
+                        echo "Attempting to add visibility..."
+                        
+                        # Request visibility
+                        visibility_response=$(curl -s -X POST \
+                            'http://test-api.endorser.ch/api/report/canSeeMe' \
+                            -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT" \
+                            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                            -d "{\"did\": \"$CHECK_DID\"}")
+                        
+                        if echo "$visibility_response" | grep -q "error"; then
+                            echo "❌ Failed to add visibility:"
+                            echo "$visibility_response" | jq '.' --indent 2
+                            exit 1
+                        else
+                            echo "✅ Successfully requested visibility. Please try checking again."
+                            exit 0
+                        fi
+                    fi
+                else
+                    # Show full list of visible DIDs
+                    echo "$response" | jq '.' --indent 2
+                fi
+                exit 0
+            fi
+        done
+    done
+    
+    echo "Error: Could not find valid recovery bit"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "Error: Invalid DER signature format"
+    echo "DER: $der_sig"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/test-scripts/run-deeplink-tests.sh b/test-scripts/run-deeplink-tests.sh
index 8f87b50..91de29f 100755
--- a/test-scripts/run-deeplink-tests.sh
+++ b/test-scripts/run-deeplink-tests.sh
@@ -41,27 +41,81 @@ else
     # Function to extract DID info from did_generator.sh output
     extract_did_info() {
         local output="$1"
-        local did=$(echo "$output" | grep "^DID: " | cut -d' ' -f2-)
-        local private_key=$(echo "$output" | grep "^Private Key: " | cut -d' ' -f3-)
-        printf '%s\n' "{\"did\":\"$did\",\"privateKey\":\"$private_key\"}"
+        
+        # Debug: Show what we received
+        echo "DEBUG: extract_did_info received: '$output'" >&2
+        
+        # Parse and validate JSON
+        if ! printf '%s' "$output" | jq -e 'if type == "object" and .status == "success" then true else false end' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Error: DID generation failed" >&2
+            echo "Error details:" >&2
+            if ! printf '%s' "$output" | jq -e . >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                echo "Invalid JSON output: $output" >&2
+            else
+                printf '%s' "$output" | jq -r '"\(.stage): \(.error // "Unknown error")"' >&2
+            fi
+            return 1
+        fi
+        
+        # Return the successful JSON
+        printf '%s' "$output"
     }
 
     echo "Generating first contact DID..."
-    CONTACT1_INFO=$(./test-scripts/did_generator.sh 2>&1 | tee /dev/stderr | extract_did_info)
-    CONTACT1_DID=$(echo "$CONTACT1_INFO" | jq -r .did)
-    CONTACT1_KEY=$(echo "$CONTACT1_INFO" | jq -r .privateKey)
-    echo "Extracted DID: $CONTACT1_DID"
-    echo "Extracted Key: $CONTACT1_KEY"
+    # Debug: Show raw command output
+    DEBUG_OUTPUT=$(DEBUG=0 ./test-scripts/did_generator.sh)
+    GEN_STATUS=$?
+    echo "DEBUG: Raw did_generator.sh output: '$DEBUG_OUTPUT'" >&2
+    
+    if [ $GEN_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Error: did_generator.sh failed with status $GEN_STATUS" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    CONTACT1_OUTPUT=$(printf '%s' "$DEBUG_OUTPUT" | tr -d '\r')
+    echo "DEBUG: After tr command: '$CONTACT1_OUTPUT'" >&2
+    
+    # Debug: Show what we're passing to extract_did_info
+    echo "DEBUG: Calling extract_did_info with: '$CONTACT1_OUTPUT'" >&2
+    CONTACT1_INFO=$(extract_did_info "$CONTACT1_OUTPUT")
+    EXTRACT_STATUS=$?
+    echo "DEBUG: extract_did_info returned status: $EXTRACT_STATUS" >&2
+    echo "DEBUG: CONTACT1_INFO: '$CONTACT1_INFO'" >&2
+    
+    if [ $EXTRACT_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "DEBUG: extract_did_info failed" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    CONTACT1_DID=$(printf '%s' "$CONTACT1_INFO" | jq -r .did)
+    CONTACT1_KEY=$(printf '%s' "$CONTACT1_INFO" | jq -r .privateKey)
 
     echo "Generating second contact DID (Jordan)..."
-    CONTACT2_INFO=$(./test-scripts/did_generator.sh 2>&1 | tee /dev/stderr | extract_did_info)
-    CONTACT2_DID=$(echo "$CONTACT2_INFO" | jq -r .did)
-    CONTACT2_KEY=$(echo "$CONTACT2_INFO" | jq -r .privateKey)
+    DEBUG_OUTPUT=$(DEBUG=0 ./test-scripts/did_generator.sh)
+    CONTACT2_OUTPUT=$(printf '%s' "$DEBUG_OUTPUT" | tr -d '\r')
+    CONTACT2_INFO=$(extract_did_info "$CONTACT2_OUTPUT")
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    CONTACT2_DID=$(printf '%s' "$CONTACT2_INFO" | jq -r .did)
+    CONTACT2_KEY=$(printf '%s' "$CONTACT2_INFO" | jq -r .privateKey)
 
     echo "Generating issuer DID..."
-    ISSUER_INFO=$(./test-scripts/did_generator.sh 2>&1 | tee /dev/stderr | extract_did_info)
-    ISSUER_DID=$(echo "$ISSUER_INFO" | jq -r .did)
-    ISSUER_KEY=$(echo "$ISSUER_INFO" | jq -r .privateKey)
+    DEBUG_OUTPUT=$(DEBUG=0 ./test-scripts/did_generator.sh)
+    ISSUER_OUTPUT=$(printf '%s' "$DEBUG_OUTPUT" | tr -d '\r')
+    ISSUER_INFO=$(extract_did_info "$ISSUER_OUTPUT")
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    ISSUER_DID=$(printf '%s' "$ISSUER_INFO" | jq -r .did)
+    ISSUER_KEY=$(printf '%s' "$ISSUER_INFO" | jq -r .privateKey)
+
+    # Add some visual feedback about the generated DIDs
+    echo
+    echo "Generated DIDs:"
+    echo "  Contact 1: ${CONTACT1_DID:0:20}..."
+    echo "  Contact 2: ${CONTACT2_DID:0:20}..."
+    echo "  Issuer:    ${ISSUER_DID:0:20}..."
+    echo
 
     # Create a temporary env file with the generated DIDs
     echo "Creating test-env.sh with generated DIDs..."