In developing web applications that store user passwords, it is crucial to hash rather than encrypt or store them as plain text, as hashing is a one-way process. This text discusses using the BCrypt library in Golang for password hashing when working with Couchbase, a NoSQL database. The BCrypt package in Go provides functions for generating a hash from a password and comparing a plaintext password with a hashed one, emphasizing the importance of setting an appropriate cost value to balance security and performance. A simple example demonstrates how to create an account structure, generate a hashed password, store it in Couchbase, and later validate a user's password by comparing it with the stored hash. The overarching message is the necessity of securing sensitive information like passwords through hashing in any database environment.