microsoft / microsoft/rust-symcrypt

Remove _ Prefix for datatypes from SymCrypt

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Description

There are places in the code where the _ prefix is used. I think the only reason that exists is because of historical quirks about how you used to have to use typedef struct in C. The non-underscore version is preferred, so if you have time it would be nice to clean the other occurrences up in a future PR, that would be nice.
_SYMCRYPT_NUMBER_FORMAT_SYMCRYPT_NUMBER_FORMAT_MSB_FIRST Ex:

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The issue provides no file or test path. Search the repository for the underscore-prefixed SymCrypt datatype occurrences mentioned, compare them with the preferred non-underscore names, and confirm that all intended occurrences have been cleaned up.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, rust
Domain
cryptography
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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