diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
index 13fa9df..8145ce1 100644
--- a/distro/changelog.xml
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets-admin.register-vre-users.1-4-1"
 		date="2015-12-21">
 		<Change>Fix for Bug #1857 typo when displaying loading popup</Change>
+		<Change>Anonymized usernames</Change>
 	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets-admin.register-vre-users.1-4-0"
 		date="2015-10-13">
-		<Change>Updated to use shared common library for notification messages</Change>
+		<Change>Updated to use shared common library for notification messages
+		</Change>
 	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets-admin.register-vre-users.1-3-0"
 		date="2015-07-24">
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/manageusers/server/ManageUsersServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/manageusers/server/ManageUsersServiceImpl.java
index 2a139b2..af66233 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/manageusers/server/ManageUsersServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/manageusers/server/ManageUsersServiceImpl.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.ApplicationNotificationsManager;
 import org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer.social.NotificationsManager;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.HomeLibrary;
 import org.gcube.common.homelibrary.home.workspace.Workspace;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean;
+import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean.Type;
 import org.gcube.portal.custom.communitymanager.OrganizationsUtil;
 import org.gcube.portal.custom.scopemanager.scopehelper.ScopeHelper;
 import org.gcube.portal.notifications.bean.GenericItemBean;
@@ -118,9 +120,15 @@ public class ManageUsersServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements  Man
 				String labs =  (user.getExpandoBridge().getAttribute(LABS) != null) ? user.getExpandoBridge().getAttribute(LABS).toString() : "";
 				if ((u.getLastname() != null &&  u.getLastname().compareTo("") != 0)) {
 					String firstLetter = u.getLastname().substring(0,1);
-					String email = "";
-					email = "********";
-					PortalUserDTO myUser = new PortalUserDTO(id, firstLetter, u.getFirstname(), u.getLastname(), email, position, labs);
+					String scope = getASLSession().getScope();
+					ScopeBean validator = new ScopeBean(scope);
+					String email = u.getEmail();
+					String username = id;
+					if (validator.is(Type.VRE)) {
+						 email = "********@"+ email.split("@")[1];
+						 username = "********";
+					}
+					PortalUserDTO myUser = new PortalUserDTO(username, firstLetter, u.getFirstname(), u.getLastname(), email, position, labs);
 					unregisteredUsers.add(myUser);
 				}
 			}