Form: lower bound

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Generalized mirror theory
The fully generalized Mirror Theory bound for arbitrary cycle-consistent multi-graphs up to the information-theoretic limit is open; current techniques only reach component size O(N^{1/4}). 2 open
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Simon-oracle amplification, strong version
Open. The version without the collision finder is known only when the one-way function is itself a random oracle; with an arbitrary one-way function, with or without the collision finder, nothing is established. 5 open
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Censoring can only hurt
Open. The censored side is proved at essentially optimal round count with matching lower bounds; what is missing is the transfer of any such bound to uncensored AES at the same round count. 5 open
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