diff --git a/rust/src/embedded.rs b/rust/src/embedded.rs
index e084d75..e350382 100644
--- a/rust/src/embedded.rs
+++ b/rust/src/embedded.rs
@@ -472,10 +472,14 @@ impl<C: RestrictedCharSet, C1: RestrictedCharSet, const MIN_LEN: usize, const MA
     StrictEncode for RString<C, C1, MIN_LEN, MAX_LEN>
 {
     fn strict_encode<W: TypedWrite>(&self, writer: W) -> io::Result<W> {
+        debug_assert_ne!(
+            MIN_LEN, 0,
+            "Restricted string type can't have minimum length equal to zero"
+        );
         let sizing = Sizing::new(MIN_LEN as u64, MAX_LEN as u64);
         unsafe {
             writer
-                .register_list(&C::strict_dumb(), sizing)
+                .register_rstring(&C::strict_dumb(), &C1::strict_dumb(), sizing)
                 .write_string::<MAX_LEN>(self.as_bytes())
         }
     }
diff --git a/rust/src/ident.rs b/rust/src/ident.rs
index c392699..e919695 100644
--- a/rust/src/ident.rs
+++ b/rust/src/ident.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use amplify::Wrapper;
@@ -46,14 +45,18 @@ macro_rules! impl_ident_type {
             fn try_from(s: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> { Self::from_str(&s) }
         }
 
-        impl Debug for $ty {
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        impl ::core::fmt::Debug for $ty {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
                 f.debug_tuple(&$crate::type_name::<Self>())
                     .field(&self.as_str())
                     .finish()
             }
         }
 
+        impl ::core::borrow::Borrow<str> for $ty {
+            fn borrow(&self) -> &str { self.as_str() }
+        }
+
         impl $ty {
             /// Returns string reference.
             pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str { self.0.as_str() }
diff --git a/rust/src/stl.rs b/rust/src/stl.rs
index 70d164d..5603858 100644
--- a/rust/src/stl.rs
+++ b/rust/src/stl.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #![allow(non_camel_case_types, unused_imports)]
 
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::ops::Deref;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ pub trait RestrictedCharSet:
 pub struct RString<
     C1: RestrictedCharSet,
     C: RestrictedCharSet = C1,
-    const MIN: usize = 0,
+    const MIN: usize = 1,
     const MAX: usize = 255,
 > {
     s: Confined<AsciiString, MIN, MAX>,
@@ -102,6 +103,12 @@ impl<C1: RestrictedCharSet, C: RestrictedCharSet, const MIN: usize, const MAX: u
     fn as_ref(&self) -> &str { self.s.as_str() }
 }
 
+impl<C1: RestrictedCharSet, C: RestrictedCharSet, const MIN: usize, const MAX: usize> Borrow<str>
+    for RString<C1, C, MIN, MAX>
+{
+    fn borrow(&self) -> &str { self.s.as_str() }
+}
+
 impl<C1: RestrictedCharSet, C: RestrictedCharSet, const MIN: usize, const MAX: usize> FromStr
     for RString<C1, C, MIN, MAX>
 {
diff --git a/rust/src/traits.rs b/rust/src/traits.rs
index c09f1dc..7994aee 100644
--- a/rust/src/traits.rs
+++ b/rust/src/traits.rs
@@ -97,11 +97,20 @@ pub trait TypedWrite: Sized {
     #[doc(hidden)]
     unsafe fn register_unicode(self, sizing: Sizing) -> Self { self }
     #[doc(hidden)]
-    #[deprecated(since = "2.3.1", note = "use register_list with AsciiSym type")]
+    #[deprecated(since = "2.3.1", note = "use register_rstring")]
     unsafe fn register_ascii(self, sizing: Sizing) -> Self {
         panic!("TypedWrite::register_ascii must not be called; pls see compilation warnings")
     }
     #[doc(hidden)]
+    unsafe fn register_rstring(
+        self,
+        c: &impl StrictEncode,
+        c1: &impl StrictEncode,
+        sizing: Sizing,
+    ) -> Self {
+        self
+    }
+    #[doc(hidden)]
     unsafe fn register_list(self, ty: &impl StrictEncode, sizing: Sizing) -> Self { self }
     #[doc(hidden)]
     unsafe fn register_set(self, ty: &impl StrictEncode, sizing: Sizing) -> Self { self }