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Split methods to extension traits on public keys

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Authored by Mitchell Bagot

68/100 · Adequate
Split methods to extension traits on public keys

The p2wpkh_script_code functions on FullPublicKey and LegacyPublicKey
rely on functionality only present in the bitcoin crate. Since this
will not be easy to move out, these functions should be moved to
extension traits prior to the move.

Further, the to_bytes method on LegacyPublicKey relies on
SerializedLegacyPublicKey, a type which itself relies on conversions
to and from PushBytes, a type only available in bitcoin. Since the
serialised type cannot be moved at present, the to_bytes must be left
behind in the extension trait for now.

Introduce FullPublicKeyExt and LegacyPublicKeyExt and move the
corresponding p2wpkh_script_code functions to them from the public
key types. Move to_bytes on LegacyPublicKey to LegacyPublicKeyExt.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a routine internal code reorganization. It moves a few public-key helper methods into Rust 'extension traits' so the underlying key types can be relocated to a different crate later. The actual behavior of the moved functions is unchanged, and there is no indication of a bug fix or security patch.

Recommended action

No security action required. Reviewers may want to verify that downstream callers importing the old inherent methods are updated to import the extension traits, but the commit already re-exports them in `bitcoin::ext`.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 18/100

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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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