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Informational 18 Bitcoin

Move `FilterHash`, `FilterHeader` to `p2p`

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What the developer wrote

Authored by rustaceanrob

86/100 · Strong
Move `FilterHash`, `FilterHeader` to `p2p`

These types are defined in
[BIP-157](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0157.mediawiki#specification).

Defining these types within `p2p` is appropriate, as these are used for
wire messages. By doing this move 1. no other crates would depend on
`bip158` 2. we are adhering to the policy that a crate with a release
that matches the BIP must implement only that BIP. As part of this move,
a single test `assert` is removed, but this was testing a method that
didn't make much sense in the first place. If a user wants to get a
filter header, they should use the filter hash and filter header
directly.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a routine code reorganization: it moves two related data types, FilterHash and FilterHeader, from the main bitcoin crate into the p2p crate because they are used in peer-to-peer network messages. It also removes one test assertion that checked a now-removed helper method. There is no security fix or vulnerability here.

Recommended action

No security action required. Developers using these types should update imports from bitcoin::bip158 to p2p::message_filter (or the crate's public re-export).

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 9/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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