refactor(testcerts): correct stale key generation error messages - Maintainability Hunter

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.24.x'
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
         with:

testcerts.go

@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ func genSelfSignedKeyPair(cert *x509.Certificate) (*pem.Block, *ecdsa.PrivateKey
 	// Create a Private Key
 	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P521(), rand.Reader)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate rsa key - %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate key - %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Use CA Cert to sign and create a Public Cert
@@ -438,12 +438,12 @@ func genKeyPair(
 	// Create a Private Key
 	key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P521(), rand.Reader)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate rsa key - %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate key - %w", err)
 	}
 
 	signedCert, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, cert, ca, &key.PublicKey, caKey)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate self-signed certificate - %w", err)
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not generate certificate - %w", err)
 	}
 	return certToPemBlock(signedCert), key, nil
 }