Is there a class of hash algorithms, whether theoretical or practical, such that an algorithm in the class might be considered 'reflexive' according a definition given below:

• hash1 = algo1 ( "input text 1" )
• hash1 = algo1 ( "input text 1" + hash1 )

The + operator might be concatenation or any other specified operation to combine the output (hash1) back into the input ("input text 1") so that the algorithm (algo1) will produce exactly the same result. i.e. collision on input and input+output. The + operator must combine the entirety of both inputs and the algo may not discard part of the input.

The algorithm must produce high entropy in the output. It may, but need not, be cryptographically hard to reverse the output back to one or both possible inputs.

I am not a mathematician, but a good answer might include a proof of why such a class of algorithms cannot exist. This is not an abstract question, however. I am genuinely interested in using such an algorithm in my system, if one does exist.

This is a duplicate of a question that was first posted at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4823680/reflexive-hash

Is there a class of hash algorithms, whether theoretical or practical, such that an algorithm in the class might be considered 'reflexive' according a definition given below:

• hash1 = algo1 ( "input text 1" )
• hash1 = algo1 ( "input text 1" + hash1 )

The + operator might be concatenation or any other specified operation to combine the output (hash1) back into the input ("input text 1") so that the algorithm (algo1) will produce exactly the same result. i.e. collision on input and input+output. The + operator must combine the entirety of both inputs and the algo may not discard part of the input.

The algorithm must produce high entropy in the output. It may, but need not, be cryptographically hard to reverse the output back to one or both possible inputs.

I am not a mathematician, but a good answer might include a proof of why such a class of algorithms cannot exist. This is not an abstract question, however. I am genuinely interested in using such an algorithm in my system, if one does exist.

This is a duplicate of a question that was first posted at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4823680/reflexive-hash

Is there a class of hash algorithms, whether theoretical or practical, such that an algo in the class might be considered 'reflexive' according a definition given below:

• hash1 = algo1 ( "input text 1" )
• hash1 = algo1 ( "input text 1" + hash1 )

The + operator might be concatenation or any other specified operation to combine the output (hash1) back into the input ("input text 1") so that the algorithm (algo1) will produce exactly the same result. i.e. collision on input and input+output. The + operator must combine the entirety of both inputs and the algo may not discard part of the input.

The algorithm must produce high entropy in the output. It may, but need not, be cryptographically hard to reverse the output back to one or both possible inputs.

I am not a mathematician, but a good answer might include a proof of why such a class of algorithms cannot exist. This is not an abstract question, however. I am genuinely interested in using such an algorithm in my system, if one does exist.

This is a duplicate of a question that was first posted at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4823680/reflexive-hash

Is there a class of hash algorithms, whether theoretical or practical, such that an algorithm in the class might be considered 'reflexive' according a definition given below:

• hash1 = algo1 ( "input text 1" )
• hash1 = algo1 ( "input text 1" + hash1 )

The + operator might be concatenation or any other specified operation to combine the output (hash1) back into the input ("input text 1") so that the algorithm (algo1) will produce exactly the same result. i.e. collision on input and input+output. The + operator must combine the entirety of both inputs and the algo may not discard part of the input.

The algorithm must produce high entropy in the output. It may, but need not, be cryptographically hard to reverse the output back to one or both possible inputs.

I am not a mathematician, but a good answer might include a proof of why such a class of algorithms cannot exist. This is not an abstract question, however. I am genuinely interested in using such an algorithm in my system, if one does exist.

This is a duplicate of a question that was first posted at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4823680/reflexive-hash