[PRODCRE-1746] Make keys folder self-contained.

[pavel-raykov]

• Move RequireEqualKeys to exporttestutils (last non-keys usage of internal.Raw)
• Inlined concatBytes into ocr2key
• Inlined mustRandBytes into evm_keyring_test
• Extracted type Sha256Hash into a separate sha256 file.

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Pull request overview

This PR makes the keystore keys folder more self-contained by moving shared test helpers into keys utilities and inlining previously shared helpers/types into the ocr2key package.

Changes:

• Moved requireEqualKeys from keystore tests into core/services/keystore/keys as RequireEqualKeys
• Inlined Sha256Hash / EmptySha256Hash into ocr2key and updated keyBundle raw migration logic accordingly
• Inlined ConcatBytes and MustRandBytes equivalents into ocr2key

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File	Description
core/store/models/common.go	Removes EmptySha256Hash from shared models to reduce cross-package dependencies.
core/services/keystore/workflow_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys.
core/services/keystore/tron_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys.
core/services/keystore/ton_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys.
core/services/keystore/sui_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys.
core/services/keystore/starknet_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys.
core/services/keystore/solana_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys.
core/services/keystore/master_test.go	Removes local requireEqualKeys helper (now centralized in keys).
core/services/keystore/keys/ocr2key/ton_keyring.go	Replaces utils.ConcatBytes with package-local concatBytes.
core/services/keystore/keys/ocr2key/key_bundle.go	Replaces models.Sha256Hash usage with ocr2key.Sha256Hash.
core/services/keystore/keys/ocr2key/generic_key_bundle.go	Introduces local Sha256Hash / EmptySha256Hash and updates migration empty-ID detection.
core/services/keystore/keys/ocr2key/evm_keyring_test.go	Inlines random-bytes test helper used for config digest/report generation.
core/services/keystore/keys/ocr2key/ed25519_keyring.go	Replaces utils.ConcatBytes with local concatBytes implementation.
core/services/keystore/keys/ocr2key/cosmos_keyring.go	Replaces utils.ConcatBytes with package-local concatBytes.
core/services/keystore/keys/exporttestutils.go	Adds exported RequireEqualKeys helper for cross-test reuse.
core/services/keystore/eth_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys (imported with alias).
core/services/keystore/dkgrecipient_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys.
core/services/keystore/cosmos_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys.
core/services/keystore/aptos_test.go	Switches key equality assertion to keys.RequireEqualKeys.

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[Galaxysurfer2034]

DONt have time. Swing that one for me Pavel. Also protect status must be initiative In core repository again. 2-Factory blowout.

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