Hash passwords using bcrypt library #golang

main.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"

	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
)

func main() {
	pw := "mypassword"

	isPasswordValid := checkPassword(hashPassword("mypassword"), pw)
	fmt.Println("Is password valid?", isPasswordValid)

}

func hashPassword(password string) (hashedPassword string) {

	hash, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	fmt.Println("Hashed password", string(hash))

	return string(hash)

}

func checkPassword(hashedPassword string, password string) (isPasswordValid bool) {

	if err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(hashedPassword), []byte(password)); err != nil {
		return false
	}

	return true
}