Apache=SCALAR(?????)

[Greg Lontok]

hello,

I recently changed a username/password check script to mod_perl, however
when under mod_perl, I noticed that failed logins with the correct username
and password combination show the password in the log as Apache=SCALAR(???),
i.e. Apache=SCALAR(0x2d9f74). What is mod_perl doing here to my password
parameter.
I am running solaris 5.6 with ApacheSSL.
thanks,
greg