Index: lams_admin/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources_en_AU.properties
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_admin/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources_en_AU.properties,v
diff -u -r1.89 -r1.90
--- lams_admin/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources_en_AU.properties	6 Apr 2014 19:44:54 -0000	1.89
+++ lams_admin/conf/language/lams/ApplicationResources_en_AU.properties	18 Apr 2014 21:53:04 -0000	1.90
@@ -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
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_unix_config_data.sql,v
diff -u -r1.69 -r1.70
--- lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_unix_config_data.sql	26 Jan 2014 14:55:15 -0000	1.69
+++ lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_unix_config_data.sql	18 Apr 2014 21:53:07 -0000	1.70
@@ -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
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_windows_config_data.sql,v
diff -u -r1.62 -r1.63
--- lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_windows_config_data.sql	26 Jan 2014 14:53:43 -0000	1.62
+++ lams_common/db/sql/insert_lams_windows_config_data.sql	18 Apr 2014 21:53:07 -0000	1.63
@@ -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
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dbupdates/patch02040027.sql,v
diff -u
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/dbupdates/patch02040027.sql	18 Apr 2014 21:53:07 -0000	1.1
@@ -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
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ConfigurationKeys.java,v
diff -u -r1.51 -r1.52
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ConfigurationKeys.java	3 Sep 2013 10:55:36 -0000	1.51
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ConfigurationKeys.java	18 Apr 2014 21:53:07 -0000	1.52
@@ -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
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java,v
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java	16 Apr 2014 23:57:17 -0000	1.3
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java	18 Apr 2014 21:53:07 -0000	1.4
@@ -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;
     }
 
     /**