def hash_data(salt, value):
        """
        Hashes a value together with a salt.
        :type salt: str
        :type value: str
        :param salt: hash salt
        :param value: value to hash together with the salt
        :return: hash value (SHA512)
        """
        msg = "UserIdHasher is deprecated; use satosa.util.hash_data instead."
        _warnings.warn(msg, DeprecationWarning)
        return util.hash_data(salt, value)