How can I read a password from the command line in Ruby?

To answer my own question, and for the benefit of anyone else who would like to know, there is a Ruby gem called HighLine that you need.

require 'rubygems'
require 'highline/import'

def get_password(prompt="Enter Password")
   ask(prompt) {|q| q.echo = false}
end

thePassword = get_password()