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Unify and simplify the application of simple chacha20 passes

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Matt Corallo

73/100 · Adequate
Unify and simplify the application of simple chacha20 passes

Most of our `chacha20` calls don't actually care about the concept
of ChaCha20's "seek" vs "nonce" - we just want to use the full
128 bits of nonce space as nonce. Here we unify those calls to
keep a consistent API and consolidate the `unwrap`s to one place.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a code cleanup: it moves repeated ChaCha20 encryption calls into a single helper function without changing the underlying math or behavior. There is no indication it fixes a security bug or introduces a new vulnerability.

Recommended action

No security action required. Treat as normal code-quality review; verify tests still pass and that the helper is used consistently.

Security signals we found

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Refactor only: identical ChaCha20 construction moved to helper

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No change to key, nonce, or counter derivation

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No new unwraps introduced; existing unwraps consolidated

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No vendor disclosure or advisory references present

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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