Anybody can read Gist. To post, you need a name to put on it.
You will come straight back to what you were reading.
3 to 20 characters. Letters, numbers and underscores. This is the name on every post you make, so pick one you are happy to be known by.
Never shown to anybody, and never printed beside your posts. It is how the team can reach you.
At least 8 characters. Password recovery is not connected yet, so write it down somewhere until it is.