diff --git a/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/data.rs b/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/data.rs
index fd87748c6249..0a297be3664a 100644
--- a/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/data.rs
+++ b/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/data.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ECPProof {
 pub struct CredentialBIG(pub(crate) BIG);
 
 /// A result of starting the "join" process to acquire credentials.
-pub struct StartJoinResult {
+pub struct JoinInitialization {
     /// Private key which should be persisted for finishing the "join"
     /// process and future signing requests.
     pub gsk: CredentialBIG,
diff --git a/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/join.rs b/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/join.rs
index 96ceb816c63f..31d16855fc0b 100644
--- a/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/join.rs
+++ b/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/join.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ use brave_miracl::{
 };
 
 use super::data::{
-    ecp2_to_compat_bytes, CredentialBIG, ECPProof, GroupPublicKey, JoinRequest, JoinResponse,
-    StartJoinResult, UserCredentials, BIG_SIZE, ECP2_COMPAT_SIZE, ECP_SIZE,
+    ecp2_to_compat_bytes, CredentialBIG, ECPProof, GroupPublicKey, JoinInitialization, JoinRequest,
+    JoinResponse, UserCredentials, BIG_SIZE, ECP2_COMPAT_SIZE, ECP_SIZE,
 };
 use super::util::{
     ecp_challenge_equals, hash256, pair_normalized_triple_ate, random_mod_curve_order,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ fn verify_aux_fast(a: &ECP, b: &ECP, c: &ECP, d: &ECP, x: &ECP2, y: &ECP2, rng:
     w.equals(&fp12_one)
 }
 
-pub fn start_join(rng: &mut RAND, challenge: &[u8]) -> StartJoinResult {
+pub fn start_join(rng: &mut RAND, challenge: &[u8]) -> JoinInitialization {
     let gsk = random_mod_curve_order(rng);
     let q = g1mul(&G1_ECP, &gsk);
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ pub fn start_join(rng: &mut RAND, challenge: &[u8]) -> StartJoinResult {
 
     let proof = make_ecp_proof(rng, &q, &gsk, &challenge_hash);
 
-    StartJoinResult { gsk: CredentialBIG(gsk), join_msg: JoinRequest { q, proof } }
+    JoinInitialization { gsk: CredentialBIG(gsk), join_msg: JoinRequest { q, proof } }
 }
 
 pub fn finish_join(
diff --git a/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/lib.rs b/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/lib.rs
index 0912eb60612d..81ac79068da2 100644
--- a/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/lib.rs
+++ b/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/lib.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, CredentialError>;
 
 #[cxx::bridge(namespace = "web_discovery")]
 mod ffi {
-    struct StartJoinResult {
+    struct JoinInitialization {
         gsk: Vec<u8>,
         join_request: Vec<u8>,
     }
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ mod ffi {
 
         fn new_anonymous_credentials_manager() -> Box<AnonymousCredentialsManager>;
         fn new_anonymous_credentials_with_fixed_seed() -> Box<AnonymousCredentialsManager>;
-        fn start_join(self: &mut AnonymousCredentialsManager, challenge: &[u8]) -> StartJoinResult;
+        fn start_join(
+            self: &mut AnonymousCredentialsManager,
+            challenge: &[u8],
+        ) -> JoinInitialization;
         fn finish_join(
             self: &mut AnonymousCredentialsManager,
             public_key: &GroupPublicKey,
@@ -219,9 +222,9 @@ fn new_anonymous_credentials_with_fixed_seed() -> Box<AnonymousCredentialsManage
 }
 
 impl AnonymousCredentialsManager {
-    fn start_join(&mut self, challenge: &[u8]) -> StartJoinResult {
+    fn start_join(&mut self, challenge: &[u8]) -> JoinInitialization {
         let result = self.0.start_join(challenge);
-        StartJoinResult {
+        JoinInitialization {
             gsk: result.gsk.to_bytes().to_vec(),
             join_request: result.join_msg.to_bytes().to_vec(),
         }
diff --git a/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/manager.rs b/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/manager.rs
index f364f5ff38c5..b9d07708b856 100644
--- a/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/manager.rs
+++ b/components/web_discovery/browser/anonymous_credentials/manager.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl CredentialManager {
 
     /// Creates a "join" requests to be sent to the credential issuer,
     /// for a given challenge.
-    pub fn start_join(&mut self, challenge: &[u8]) -> StartJoinResult {
+    pub fn start_join(&mut self, challenge: &[u8]) -> JoinInitialization {
         start_join(&mut self.rng, challenge)
     }