gistfile1.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'highline'

if $stdin.respond_to?(:getbyte) # for ruby1.9
  require 'delegate'
  stdin_for_highline = SimpleDelegator.new($stdin)
  def stdin_for_highline.getc
    getbyte
  end
else
  stdin_for_highline = $stdin
end

ui = HighLine.new(stdin_for_highline)
username = ui.ask('Username: ')
password = ui.ask('Password: ') { |q| q.echo = false }

puts username
puts password