/strong> 1.3.6rc1 and later

<p>
The <code>SQLPasswordSaltEncoding</code> directive configures the encoding that
<code>mod_sql_passwd</code> expects when handling <b><i>salt</i></b> values
retrieved either from a SQL database, <i>or</i> from a file.

<p>
The following <em>encoding</em> values are currently supported:
<ul>
  <li>base64
  <li>hex (<i>for lowercase hex values</i>)
  <li>HEX (<i>for uppercase hex values</i>)
  <li>none (use salt value as is)
</ul>

<p>
If no <code>SQLPasswordSaltEncoding</code>