diff --git a/conf/vanilla/autoload_configs/verto.conf.xml b/conf/vanilla/autoload_configs/verto.conf.xml
index 6d84929baf..12897b0431 100644
--- a/conf/vanilla/autoload_configs/verto.conf.xml
+++ b/conf/vanilla/autoload_configs/verto.conf.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
       <param name="secure-combined" value="/usr/local/freeswitch/certs/wss.pem"/>
       <param name="secure-chain" value="/usr/local/freeswitch/certs/wss.pem"/>
       <param name="userauth" value="true"/>
+      <!-- setting this to true will allow anyone to register even with no account so use with care -->
+      <param name="blind-reg" value="false"/>
       <param name="mcast-ip" value="224.1.1.1"/>
       <param name="mcast-port" value="1337"/>
       <param name="rtp-ip" value="$${local_ip_v4}"/>
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.c
index 335e3e0c06..61ba82f93b 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.c
@@ -916,6 +916,9 @@ static switch_bool_t check_auth(jsock_t *jsock, cJSON *params, int *code, char *
 		switch_event_destroy(&req_params);
 	}
 
+	if (jsock->profile->blind_reg) {
+		r = SWITCH_TRUE;
+	}
 	
  end:
 
@@ -3531,6 +3534,8 @@ static switch_status_t parse_config(const char *cf)
 					profile->inbound_codec_string = switch_core_strdup(profile->pool, val); 
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "outbound-codec-string") && !zstr(val)) {
 					profile->outbound_codec_string = switch_core_strdup(profile->pool, val); 
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "blind-reg") && !zstr(val)) {
+					profile->blind_reg = switch_true(val);
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "userauth") && !zstr(val)) {
 					profile->userauth = switch_core_strdup(profile->pool, val);
 				} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "root-password") && !zstr(val)) {
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.h b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.h
index 84a98649b9..db61cdedd1 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.h
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/mod_verto.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ struct verto_profile_s {
 	int debug;
 	
 	int in_thread;
+	int blind_reg;
 
 	char *userauth;
 	char *root_passwd;