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Remove parity argument and return on add_tweak and tweak_add_check

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Mitchell Bagot

73/100 · Adequate
Remove parity argument and return on add_tweak and tweak_add_check

The tweak_add_check function currently takes a tweaked_parity argument
for the parity of the tweaked key to be checked. With the introduction
of the parity on XOnlyPublicKey, this parity can be derived directly
and doesn't need to be provided.

Similarly, the parity return from add_tweak can now be incorporated
into the XOnlyPublicKey return value, rather than as a second field
in a 2-tuple.

Remove tweaked_parity argument from tweak_add_check and return only
an XOnlyPublicKey from add_tweak.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a routine API cleanup in the rust-bitcoin library. It removes an extra 'parity' argument and return value from functions that tweak public keys for Taproot, because the parity information can now be stored directly inside the XOnlyPublicKey type. There is no indication this fixes a security bug; it is a design simplification that may require downstream code to update how it calls these functions.

Recommended action

Treat as a normal API-breaking refactor. Downstream projects using add_tweak or tweak_add_check will need to update call sites to the new signatures. No urgent security action is indicated by the commit itself.

Security signals we found

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No security-relevant keywords in commit title or message

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No bounds, memory, or input-validation changes

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API signature change only; cryptographic operations delegated unchanged to secp256k1

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No incident, CVE, or advisory references present in commit or supplied materials

Risk score

Why this scored 17/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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