@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ use crate::{
2121#[ cfg( feature = "hashes" ) ]
2222use crate :: { hashes, ThirtyTwoByteHash } ;
2323
24- /// Secret 256-bit key used as `x` in an ECDSA signature.
24+ /// Secret key - a 256-bit key used to create ECDSA and Taproot signatures.
25+ ///
26+ /// This value should be generated using a [cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator].
2527///
2628/// # Side channel attacks
2729///
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ use crate::{hashes, ThirtyTwoByteHash};
5052/// ```
5153/// [`bincode`]: https://docs.rs/bincode
5254/// [`cbor`]: https://docs.rs/cbor
55+ /// [cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographically_secure_pseudorandom_number_generator
5356#[ derive( Copy , Clone ) ]
5457pub struct SecretKey ( [ u8 ; constants:: SECRET_KEY_SIZE ] ) ;
5558impl_display_secret ! ( SecretKey ) ;
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ impl str::FromStr for SecretKey {
117120 }
118121}
119122
120- /// A Secp256k1 public key, used for verification of signatures.
123+ /// Public key - used to verify ECDSA signatures and to do Taproot tweaks .
121124///
122125/// # Serde support
123126///
@@ -1082,7 +1085,7 @@ impl CPtr for KeyPair {
10821085 fn as_mut_c_ptr ( & mut self ) -> * mut Self :: Target { & mut self . 0 }
10831086}
10841087
1085- /// An x-only public key, used for verification of schnorr signatures and serialized according to BIP-340.
1088+ /// An x-only public key, used for verification of Taproot signatures and serialized according to BIP-340.
10861089///
10871090/// # Serde support
10881091///
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