Hash host ID so its stable and well distributed #2884
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This PR takes the host ID and runs it through a hash so that it is well distributed. This makes it so that machines that report similar host IDs are easily distinguished. Instances of similar IDs occur on EC2 where the ID is prefixed and on motherboards created in the same batch.
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This PR takes the host ID and runs it through a hash so that it is well
distributed. This makes it so that machines that report similar host IDs
are easily distinguished.
Instances of similar IDs occur on EC2 where the ID is prefixed and on
motherboards created in the same batch.
Mimics: hashicorp/nomad#2541