KeyPair::serialize_der() should yield PrivateKeyDer

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
rust
Domain
cryptography

Research direction

Start by locating KeyPair::serialize_der and inspecting its current return type and callers. Check how PrivateKeyDer is represented elsewhere in the repository and assess the breaking-change implications; done means the intended return type and affected callers are addressed consistently.

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Description

next-major-release

Seems to have been an oversight. This is a breaking change so probably want to hold off on that for a bit?

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