diff --git a/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/Bls12381g2SigningProvider.ts b/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/Bls12381g2SigningProvider.ts
index c2d79990bc..02998c007f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/Bls12381g2SigningProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/Bls12381g2SigningProvider.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { SigningProvider, CreateKeyOptions, SignOptions, VerifyOptions, KeyPair } from './SigningProvider'
+import type { SigningProvider, CreateKeyPairOptions, SignOptions, VerifyOptions, KeyPair } from './SigningProvider'
 
 import { bls12381toBbs, verify, sign, generateBls12381G2KeyPair } from '@mattrglobal/bbs-signatures'
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class Bls12381g2SigningProvider implements SigningProvider {
    *
    * @throws {SigningProviderError} When a key could not be created
    */
-  public async createKey({ seed }: CreateKeyOptions): Promise<KeyPair> {
+  public async createKeyPair({ seed }: CreateKeyPairOptions): Promise<KeyPair> {
     // Generate bytes from the seed as required by the bbs-signatures libraries
     const seedBytes = seed ? TypedArrayEncoder.fromString(seed) : undefined
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/SigningProvider.ts b/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/SigningProvider.ts
index 17c4dc7e30..2f2c31e701 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/SigningProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/SigningProvider.ts
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ export interface VerifyOptions {
   signature: Buffer
 }
 
-export interface CreateKeyOptions {
+export interface CreateKeyPairOptions {
   seed?: string
 }
 
 export interface SigningProvider {
   readonly keyType: KeyType
 
-  createKey(options: CreateKeyOptions): Promise<KeyPair>
+  createKeyPair(options: CreateKeyPairOptions): Promise<KeyPair>
   sign(options: SignOptions): Promise<Buffer>
   verify(options: VerifyOptions): Promise<boolean>
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/__tests__/SigningProviderRegistry.test.ts b/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/__tests__/SigningProviderRegistry.test.ts
index f4881a2230..315b76f80a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/__tests__/SigningProviderRegistry.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/crypto/signing-provider/__tests__/SigningProviderRegistry.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { SigningProviderRegistry } from '../SigningProviderRegistry'
 class SigningProviderMock implements SigningProvider {
   public readonly keyType = KeyType.Bls12381g2
 
-  public async createKey(): Promise<KeyPair> {
+  public async createKeyPair(): Promise<KeyPair> {
     throw new Error('Method not implemented.')
   }
   public async sign(): Promise<Buffer> {