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Informational 20 Bitcoin

key: Rename PrivateKey::public_key to to_public_key

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Authored by Mitchell Bagot

73/100 · Adequate
key: Rename PrivateKey::public_key to to_public_key

The public_key function on PrivateKey converts the key into a matching
PublicKey. Since this function is not a getter but a conversion
function, it should use the {to_,as_,into_} naming scheme. In this
case, to_public_key matches the naming used for the equivalent function
on the Keypair type.

Rename PrivateKey::public_key function to to_public_key, deprecating
the old function name.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a routine API cleanup: it renames a method on the PrivateKey type from public_key to to_public_key and keeps the old name as a deprecated alias. It does not change what the code does, only how callers spell the function name. There is no security bug being fixed.

Recommended action

No security action needed. Developers using the deprecated public_key method may migrate to to_public_key at their convenience.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 20/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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