# Explanation Hardening Evaluation on CIFAR-100 (8% utility loss, ϵ=10, δ=10⁻⁵, test)

Source: [Explanation Hardening Evaluation on CIFAR-100 (8% utility loss, ϵ=10, δ=10⁻⁵, test)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/explanation-hardening-evaluation-on-cifar-100-8-percent-utility-loss-10-10-test>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:49:55.998Z

Evaluation of model explanation hardening techniques applied to CIFAR-100, specifically under conditions of 8% utility loss and defined privacy parameters (epsilon=10, delta=10^-5). Metrics focus on Membership Inference Success Rate (MLS) changes.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Explanation Hardening Evaluation |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | CIFAR-100 8% utility loss, ϵ = 10, δ = 10⁻⁵ (test) |
| Metric | MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening |
| Unit | PERCENT |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 30 of 30 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/explanation-hardening-evaluation-on-cifar-100-8-percent-utility-loss-10-10-test.md?metric=MLS%20(TPR%400.1%25%20FPR)%20Pre-Hardening>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

- [MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Post-Hardening](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/explanation-hardening-evaluation-on-cifar-100-8-percent-utility-loss-10-10-test.md?metric=MLS%20(TPR%400.1%25%20FPR)%20Post-Hardening>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Sensitivity Change (∆S)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/explanation-hardening-evaluation-on-cifar-100-8-percent-utility-loss-10-10-test.md?metric=Sensitivity%20Change%20(%E2%88%86S)>): Lower is better; unit: PERCENT.

## Recorded results

| Method | MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Occlusion | 0.64 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Occlusion | 0.64 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| VarGrad | 6.68 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| VarGrad | 6.68 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| GradCAM | 6.78 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| GradCAM | 6.78 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| LIME | 10.26 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| LIME | 10.26 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| SmoothGrad | 10.38 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| SmoothGrad | 10.38 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| SHAP | 11.8 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| SHAP | 11.8 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| DeepLIFT | 11.82 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| DeepLIFT | 11.82 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| ProtoDash | 14.9 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| ProtoDash | 14.9 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Integrated Gradients | 16.42 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Integrated Gradients | 16.42 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| GradCAM++ | 18 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| GradCAM++ | 18 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Saliency Map | 18.84 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Saliency Map | 18.84 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| InputXGrad | 24.68 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| InputXGrad | 24.68 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Anchors | 43.32 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Anchors | 43.32 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Guided BackProp | 45.32 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Guided BackProp | 45.32 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Deconvolution | 48.48 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |
| Deconvolution | 48.48 | Not recorded | 695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1 |

### Occlusion

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 0.64. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd38.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Occlusion

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 0.64. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd39.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### VarGrad

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 6.68. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd22.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### VarGrad

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 6.68. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd23.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GradCAM

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 6.78. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd26.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GradCAM

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 6.78. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd27.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LIME

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 10.26. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd2c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LIME

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 10.26. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd2d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SmoothGrad

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 10.38. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd20.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SmoothGrad

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 10.38. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd21.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SHAP

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 11.8. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd2a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SHAP

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 11.8. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd2b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DeepLIFT

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 11.82. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd32.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DeepLIFT

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 11.82. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd33.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ProtoDash

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 14.9. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd3a.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ProtoDash

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 14.9. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd3b.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Integrated Gradients

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 16.42. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd24.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Integrated Gradients

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 16.42. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd25.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GradCAM++

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 18. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd28.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GradCAM++

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 18. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd29.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Saliency Map

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 18.84. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd2e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Saliency Map

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 18.84. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd2f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### InputXGrad

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 24.68. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd34.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### InputXGrad

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 24.68. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd35.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Anchors

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 43.32. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd3c.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Anchors

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 43.32. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd3d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Guided BackProp

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 45.32. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd30.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Guided BackProp

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 45.32. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd31.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Deconvolution

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 48.48. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd36.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DeepLeak"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Deconvolution

MLS (TPR@0.1% FPR) Pre-Hardening: 48.48. Result ID: 6996f5205698665ec441cd37.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/695f39e353fdd5c361743ce1.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Hardening Method":"DP-SGD"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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