diff --git a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/ConfigLoginServer.cpp b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/ConfigLoginServer.cpp
index 457d8b59..24367e9f 100755
--- a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/ConfigLoginServer.cpp
+++ b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/ConfigLoginServer.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ void ConfigLoginServer::install(void)
 	KEY_INT (maxCharactersPerCluster, 10000);
 	KEY_INT (maxCharactersPerAccount, 20);
 	KEY_BOOL (validateClientVersion, true);
+	KEY_BOOL (validateStationKey, false);
+	KEY_BOOL (doSessionLogin, false);
 	KEY_BOOL (doConsumption, false);
 	KEY_STRING (sessionServers, "localhost:3004");
 	KEY_INT (sessionType, SESSION_TYPE_STARWARS);
diff --git a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/ConfigLoginServer.h b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/ConfigLoginServer.h
index 28d05bec..3a84098a 100755
--- a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/ConfigLoginServer.h
+++ b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/ConfigLoginServer.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class ConfigLoginServer
 		int             pingServicePort;
 		int		httpServicePort;
 		bool            validateClientVersion;
+		bool            validateStationKey;
+		bool            doSessionLogin;
 		bool            doConsumption; 
 		const char *    sessionServers;
 		int             sessionType;
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ class ConfigLoginServer
 	static const uint16 getPingServicePort();
 	static const uint16 getHttpServicePort();
 	static const bool   getValidateClientVersion();
+	static const bool   getValidateStationKey();
+	static const bool   getDoSessionLogin();
 	static const bool   getDoConsumption();
 	static const char * getSessionServers();
 	static const int    getSessionType();
@@ -203,6 +207,20 @@ inline const bool ConfigLoginServer::getValidateClientVersion()
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+inline const bool ConfigLoginServer::getValidateStationKey()
+{
+	return (data->validateStationKey);
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+inline const bool ConfigLoginServer::getDoSessionLogin()
+{
+	return (data->doSessionLogin);
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 inline const bool ConfigLoginServer::getDoConsumption()
 {
 	return (data->doConsumption);
diff --git a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/LoginServer.cpp b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/LoginServer.cpp
index d4d1f0bf..72201382 100755
--- a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/LoginServer.cpp
+++ b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/LoginServer.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ m_soeMonitor(0)
 	connectToMessage("FeatureIdTransactionRequest");
 	connectToMessage("FeatureIdTransactionSyncUpdate");
 	keyServer = new KeyServer;
+
+	if (ConfigLoginServer::getValidateStationKey() || ConfigLoginServer::getDoSessionLogin())
+	{
+		installSessionValidation();
+	}
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -254,6 +259,30 @@ void LoginServer::removeClient (int clientId)
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+void LoginServer::installSessionValidation()
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	std::vector<const char* > sessionServers;
+
+	int numberOfSessionServers = ConfigLoginServer::getNumberOfSessionServers();
+	for (i = 0; i < numberOfSessionServers; ++i)
+	{
+		char const * const p = ConfigLoginServer::getSessionServer(i);
+		if(p)
+		{
+			REPORT_LOG(true, ("Using session server %s\n", p));
+			sessionServers.push_back(p);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// if there were none specified, use defaults
+	FATAL(i == 0, ("No session servers specified for session API"));
+
+	m_sessionApiClient = new SessionApiClient(&sessionServers[0], i);
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 bool LoginServer::deleteCharacter(uint32 clusterId, NetworkId const & characterId, StationId suid)
 {
 	const ClusterListEntry *cle = findClusterById(clusterId);
@@ -1345,12 +1374,33 @@ void LoginServer::onValidateClient(StationId suid, const std::string & username,
 
 	IGNORE_RETURN(memset(keyBuffer, 0, len));
 
-	// If we aren't validating sessions, pack username, security status, and username to connectionserver
-	memcpy(keyBufferPointer, &suid, sizeof(uint32)); //lint !e64 !e119 !e534 (lint isn't resolving memcpy properly)
-	keyBufferPointer += sizeof(uint32);
-	memcpy(keyBufferPointer, &isSecure, sizeof(bool)); //lint !e64 !e119 !e534
-	keyBufferPointer += sizeof(bool);
-	memcpy(keyBufferPointer, username.c_str(), MAX_ACCOUNT_NAME_LENGTH); //lint !e64 !e119 !e534
+	if (ConfigLoginServer::getDoConsumption() || ConfigLoginServer::getDoSessionLogin())
+	{
+		// pass the sessionkey
+		len = apiSessionIdWidth + sizeof(StationId);
+		memcpy(keyBufferPointer, sessionKey, apiSessionIdWidth);
+		keyBufferPointer += apiSessionIdWidth;
+		memcpy(keyBufferPointer, &suid, sizeof(StationId));
+
+		// if LoginServer did session login, send the session key back to the client;
+		// the client normally gets the session key from the LaunchPad, but in this mode
+		// where the LoginServer does the session login, it will get it from the LoginServer
+		if (ConfigLoginServer::getDoSessionLogin())
+		{
+			std::string const strSessionKey(sessionKey, apiSessionIdWidth);
+			GenericValueTypeMessage<std::string> const msg("SetSessionKey", strSessionKey);
+			conn->send(msg, true);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// If we aren't validating sessions, pack username, security status, and username to connectionserver
+		memcpy(keyBufferPointer, &suid, sizeof(uint32)); //lint !e64 !e119 !e534 (lint isn't resolving memcpy properly)
+		keyBufferPointer += sizeof(uint32);
+		memcpy(keyBufferPointer, &isSecure, sizeof(bool)); //lint !e64 !e119 !e534
+		keyBufferPointer += sizeof(bool);
+		memcpy(keyBufferPointer, username.c_str(), MAX_ACCOUNT_NAME_LENGTH); //lint !e64 !e119 !e534
+	}
 
 	KeyShare::Token token = LoginServer::getInstance().makeToken(keyBuffer, len);
 	Archive::ByteStream a;
diff --git a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/LoginServer.h b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/LoginServer.h
index f17db0d2..f1d4de5b 100755
--- a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/LoginServer.h
+++ b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/LoginServer.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ private:
 	typedef std::map<int, ClientConnection *> ActiveClientsType;
 	
 private:
+	void                           installSessionValidation();
 	ClusterListEntry *             findClusterById             (uint32 clusterId);     
 	ClusterListEntry *             findClusterByName           (const std::string & clusterName);
 	ClusterListEntry *             findClusterByConnection     (const CentralServerConnection *connection);
diff --git a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/PurgeManager.cpp b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/PurgeManager.cpp
index 043d468f..2d649c52 100755
--- a/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/PurgeManager.cpp
+++ b/engine/server/application/LoginServer/src/shared/PurgeManager.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ void PurgeManager::onGetAccountForPurge(StationId account, int purgePhase)
 		PurgeRecord record(account, static_cast<PurgePhase>(purgePhase));
 		m_purgeRecords.insert(std::make_pair(account,record));
 	
-		onCheckStatusForPurge(account, false);
+		if (ConfigLoginServer::getValidateStationKey())
+			NON_NULL(LoginServer::getInstance().getSessionApiClient())->checkStatusForPurge(account);
+		else
+			onCheckStatusForPurge(account, false);
 	}
 }