Index: lams_admin/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources_en_AU.properties
===================================================================
diff -u -r05bb575bbc4f522edda6c5f5b5652fa3ddcf0ae1 -rbffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f
--- lams_admin/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources_en_AU.properties	(.../ApplicationResources_en_AU.properties)	(revision 05bb575bbc4f522edda6c5f5b5652fa3ddcf0ae1)
+++ lams_admin/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources_en_AU.properties	(.../ApplicationResources_en_AU.properties)	(revision bffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f)
@@ -501,6 +501,10 @@
 error.firstname.invalid.characters  =First name contains invalid characters
 error.lastname.invalid.characters  =Last name contains invalid characters
 error.username.invalid.characters  =Username can only contain alphanumeric characters and no spaces
+config.header.user.validation  =User validation
+config.user.validation.username  =Enforce username validation (only alphanumeric and hyphen (-), period (.), at sign (@) and single quote (') allowed)
+config.user.validation.first.last.name  =Enforce first and last name validation (only letters and hypen (-), space ( ) and single quote characters allowed)
+config.user.validation.emails  =Enforce properly formatted emails
 
 
 #======= End labels: Exported 495 labels for en AU =====
Index: lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_unix_config_data.sql
===================================================================
diff -u -r57d113d1ae6a7cc6e755098d871edab63d5324a3 -rbffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f
--- lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_unix_config_data.sql	(.../insert_lams_unix_config_data.sql)	(revision 57d113d1ae6a7cc6e755098d871edab63d5324a3)
+++ lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_unix_config_data.sql	(.../insert_lams_unix_config_data.sql)	(revision bffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f)
@@ -291,3 +291,12 @@
 
 insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
 values ('KalturaKDPUiConfId','6308762', 'config.kaltura.kdp.uiconfid', 'config.header.kaltura', 'STRING', 0);
+
+insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
+values ('UserValidationUsername','true', 'config.user.validation.username', 'config.header.user.validation', 'BOOLEAN', 0);
+
+insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
+values ('UserValidationFirstLastName','true', 'config.user.validation.first.last.name', 'config.header.user.validation', 'BOOLEAN', 0);
+
+insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
+values ('UserValidationEmail','true', 'config.user.validation.emails', 'config.header.user.validation', 'BOOLEAN', 0);
Index: lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_windows_config_data.sql
===================================================================
diff -u -r57d113d1ae6a7cc6e755098d871edab63d5324a3 -rbffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f
--- lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_windows_config_data.sql	(.../insert_lams_windows_config_data.sql)	(revision 57d113d1ae6a7cc6e755098d871edab63d5324a3)
+++ lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_windows_config_data.sql	(.../insert_lams_windows_config_data.sql)	(revision bffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f)
@@ -291,3 +291,12 @@
 
 insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
 values ('KalturaKDPUiConfId','6308762', 'config.kaltura.kdp.uiconfid', 'config.header.kaltura', 'STRING', 0);
+
+insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
+values ('UserValidationUsername','true', 'config.user.validation.username', 'config.header.user.validation', 'BOOLEAN', 0);
+
+insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
+values ('UserValidationFirstLastName','true', 'config.user.validation.first.last.name', 'config.header.user.validation', 'BOOLEAN', 0);
+
+insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
+values ('UserValidationEmail','true', 'config.user.validation.emails', 'config.header.user.validation', 'BOOLEAN', 0);
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dbupdates/patch02040027.sql
===================================================================
diff -u
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dbupdates/patch02040027.sql	(revision 0)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dbupdates/patch02040027.sql	(revision bffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f)
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0;
+set FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;
+
+--  LDEV-3219 Adding option to turn validation off for user details
+insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
+values ('UserValidationUsername','true', 'config.user.validation.username', 'config.header.user.validation', 'BOOLEAN', 0);
+
+insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
+values ('UserValidationFirstLastName','true', 'config.user.validation.first.last.name', 'config.header.user.validation', 'BOOLEAN', 0);
+
+insert into lams_configuration (config_key, config_value, description_key, header_name, format, required) 
+values ('UserValidationEmail','true', 'config.user.validation.emails', 'config.header.user.validation', 'BOOLEAN', 0);
+
+COMMIT;
+SET AUTOCOMMIT = 1;
+set FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1;
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ConfigurationKeys.java
===================================================================
diff -u -r606581007abbdaee5483777096f32ffac1c3e3eb -rbffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ConfigurationKeys.java	(.../ConfigurationKeys.java)	(revision 606581007abbdaee5483777096f32ffac1c3e3eb)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ConfigurationKeys.java	(.../ConfigurationKeys.java)	(revision bffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f)
@@ -269,6 +269,12 @@
     public static String KALTURA_KCW_UI_CONF_ID = "KalturaKCWUiConfId";
     
     public static String KALTURA_KDP_UI_CONF_ID = "KalturaKDPUiConfId";
+    
+    public static String USER_VALIDATION_REQUIRED_USERNAME = "UserValidationUsername";
+    
+    public static String USER_VALIDATION_REQUIRED_FIRST_LAST_NAME = "UserValidationFirstLastName";
+    
+    public static String USER_VALIDATION_REQUIRED_EMAIL = "UserValidationEmail";
 
     // LDEV-2747
     public static String ENABLE_SERVER_REGISTRATION = "EnableServerRegistration";
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java
===================================================================
diff -u -rce1b0df55af2e2b79c1fec64c9d639333817539b -rbffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java	(.../ValidationUtil.java)	(revision ce1b0df55af2e2b79c1fec64c9d639333817539b)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java	(.../ValidationUtil.java)	(revision bffa8b2fb1fb58faf9e15e24aae8f0d58313de3f)
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@
      * Checks whether supplied username is valid. Username can only contain alphanumeric characters and no spaces.
      */
     public static boolean isUserNameValid(String userName) {
-	boolean isUserNameValid = ValidationUtil.isRegexMatches(ValidationUtil.REGEX_USER_NAME, userName);
-	return isUserNameValid;
+	
+	boolean isValidationRequired = Configuration.getAsBoolean(ConfigurationKeys.USER_VALIDATION_REQUIRED_USERNAME);
+	if (isValidationRequired) {
+	    return ValidationUtil.isRegexMatches(ValidationUtil.REGEX_USER_NAME, userName);
+	}
+	return true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -55,17 +59,24 @@
      * @return
      */
     public static boolean isFirstLastNameValid(String name) {
-
-	boolean isNameValid = ValidationUtil.isRegexMatches(ValidationUtil.REGEX_FIRST_LAST_NAME, name);
-	return isNameValid;
+	
+	boolean isValidationRequired = Configuration.getAsBoolean(ConfigurationKeys.USER_VALIDATION_REQUIRED_FIRST_LAST_NAME);
+	if (isValidationRequired) {
+	    return ValidationUtil.isRegexMatches(ValidationUtil.REGEX_FIRST_LAST_NAME, name);
+	}
+	return true;
     }
 
     /**
      * Checks whether supplied email address is valid.
      */
     public static boolean isEmailValid(String email) {
-	boolean isEmailValid = ValidationUtil.isRegexMatches(ValidationUtil.REGEX_EMAIL, email);
-	return isEmailValid;
+	
+	boolean isValidationRequired = Configuration.getAsBoolean(ConfigurationKeys.USER_VALIDATION_REQUIRED_EMAIL);
+	if (isValidationRequired) {
+	    return ValidationUtil.isRegexMatches(ValidationUtil.REGEX_EMAIL, email);
+	}
+	return true;
     }
 
     /**