ssl encryption

[Tim Gardner]

When apache is serving a ssl connection, I assume that everything 
sent back and forth between the server and the client is encrypted. 
I want an mod_perl script to encrypt/decrypt credit card numbers 
obtained over the ssl connection for storage in a db on the server. 
Is there any access to the same routines that apache is using for the 
encryption or do I have to use some other module.  If I have to use 
another module, what would be a good choice?

Thanks,
Tim