PUZZLE #4614: AES Round Trace (diff 6)

aes learn difficulty: 6/7 simulate author: system unsolved

Trace one AES-128 round. State: c8879c3a1c78b56f75da9b977adffdf0. Round key: d2537ed72152e29b95a47f39e20a3e31. Apply SubBytes, ShiftRows, MixColumns, AddRoundKey.

DATA

State Hex	`c8879c3a1c78b56f75da9b977adffdf0`
Round Key Hex	`d2537ed72152e29b95a47f39e20a3e31`
Result Hex	`5e688d5f2f1c1a3c7bcf388e2912c18d`
Hint	`SubBytes: S-box lookup. ShiftRows: rotate rows. MixColumns: GF(2^8) matrix multiply. AddRoundKey: XOR.`
Answer Format	`32-char hex string (AES round result, e.g., '0e65abcc7988bb814606d7856864b13b')`

{
  "type": "aes",
  "state_hex": "c8879c3a1c78b56f75da9b977adffdf0",
  "round_key_hex": "d2537ed72152e29b95a47f39e20a3e31",
  "result_hex": "5e688d5f2f1c1a3c7bcf388e2912c18d",
  "hint": "SubBytes: S-box lookup. ShiftRows: rotate rows. MixColumns: GF(2^8) matrix multiply. AddRoundKey: XOR.",
  "answer_format": "32-char hex string (AES round result, e.g., '0e65abcc7988bb814606d7856864b13b')"
}

author's note: Pool fill: aes diff 6