diff --git a/xos/core/models/billing.py b/xos/core/models/billing.py
index 8c61418..765e42f 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/billing.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/billing.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import socket
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase, Site, Slice, Sliver, Deployment
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
 from django.db.models import Sum
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s-%s' % (self.account.site.name, str(self.date))
 
 class UsableObject(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=1024)
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=1024)
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.name)
 
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@
 
     account = models.ForeignKey(Account, related_name="charges")
     slice = models.ForeignKey(Slice, related_name="charges", null=True, blank=True)
-    kind = models.CharField(max_length=30, choices=KIND_CHOICES, default="besteffort")
-    state = models.CharField(max_length=30, choices=STATE_CHOICES, default="pending")
+    kind = StrippedCharField(max_length=30, choices=KIND_CHOICES, default="besteffort")
+    state = StrippedCharField(max_length=30, choices=STATE_CHOICES, default="pending")
     date = models.DateTimeField()
     object = models.ForeignKey(UsableObject)
     amount = models.FloatField(default=0.0)
diff --git a/xos/core/models/controlleruser.py b/xos/core/models/controlleruser.py
index b3ba720..b950901 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/controlleruser.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/controlleruser.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import F, Q
 from core.models import PlCoreBase,User,Controller
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from core.models import Controller,ControllerLinkManager,ControllerLinkDeletionManager
 
 class ControllerUser(PlCoreBase):
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 
     user = models.ForeignKey(User,related_name='controllerusers')
     controller = models.ForeignKey(Controller,related_name='controllersusers')
-    kuser_id = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Keystone user id")
+    kuser_id = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Keystone user id")
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s %s' % (self.controller, self.user)
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 
     controller = models.ForeignKey('Controller', related_name='controllersiteprivileges')
     site_privilege = models.ForeignKey('SitePrivilege', related_name='controllersiteprivileges')
-    role_id = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, db_index=True, help_text="Keystone id")
+    role_id = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, db_index=True, help_text="Keystone id")
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s %s' % (self.controller, self.site_privilege)
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
 
     controller = models.ForeignKey('Controller', related_name='controllersliceprivileges')
     slice_privilege = models.ForeignKey('SlicePrivilege', related_name='controllersliceprivileges')
-    role_id = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, db_index=True, help_text="Keystone id")
+    role_id = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, db_index=True, help_text="Keystone id")
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s %s' % (self.controller, self.slice_privilege)
 
diff --git a/xos/core/models/credential.py b/xos/core/models/credential.py
index 0f80bb8..0dfe74c 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/credential.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/credential.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase
 from core.models import User,Site,Slice,Controller
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from encrypted_fields import EncryptedCharField
 from core.models import Controller,ControllerLinkManager,ControllerLinkDeletionManager
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@
     user = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='usercredentials', help_text="The User this credential is associated with")
 
     name = models.SlugField(help_text="The credential type, e.g. ec2", max_length=128)
-    key_id = models.CharField(help_text="The backend id of this credential", max_length=1024)
+    key_id = StrippedCharField(help_text="The backend id of this credential", max_length=1024)
     enc_value = EncryptedCharField(help_text="The key value of this credential", max_length=1024)
 
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
     site = models.ForeignKey(Site, related_name='sitecredentials', help_text="The User this credential is associated with")
 
     name = models.SlugField(help_text="The credential type, e.g. ec2", max_length=128)
-    key_id = models.CharField(help_text="The backend id of this credential", max_length=1024)
+    key_id = SrippedCharField(help_text="The backend id of this credential", max_length=1024)
     enc_value = EncryptedCharField(help_text="The key value of this credential", max_length=1024)
 
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
     slice = models.ForeignKey(Slice, related_name='slicecredentials', help_text="The User this credential is associated with")
 
     name = models.SlugField(help_text="The credential type, e.g. ec2", max_length=128)
-    key_id = models.CharField(help_text="The backend id of this credential", max_length=1024)
+    key_id = StrippedCharField(help_text="The backend id of this credential", max_length=1024)
     enc_value = EncryptedCharField(help_text="The key value of this credential", max_length=1024)
 
 
diff --git a/xos/core/models/dashboard.py b/xos/core/models/dashboard.py
index 328a2ba..5228381 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/dashboard.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/dashboard.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import os
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase, Controller, Deployment
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from core.models.site import ControllerLinkManager, ControllerLinkDeletionManager
 from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
 
 class DashboardView(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of the View")
-    url = models.CharField(max_length=1024, help_text="URL of Dashboard")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of the View")
+    url = StrippedCharField(max_length=1024, help_text="URL of Dashboard")
     controllers = models.ManyToManyField(Controller, blank=True, related_name="dashboardviews", through='ControllerDashboardView')
     enabled = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     deployments = models.ManyToManyField(Deployment, blank=True, null=True, related_name="dashboardviews", help_text="Deployments that should be included in this view")
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@
     dashboardView = models.ForeignKey(DashboardView, related_name='controllerdashboardviews')
     enabled = models.BooleanField(default=True)
 
-    url = models.CharField(max_length=1024, help_text="URL of Dashboard")
+    url = StrippedCharField(max_length=1024, help_text="URL of Dashboard")
 
 
 
diff --git a/xos/core/models/flavor.py b/xos/core/models/flavor.py
index 20002dd..3d6b9bb 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/flavor.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/flavor.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 import socket
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase, Deployment
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
 
 class Flavor(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=32, help_text="name of this flavor, as displayed to users")
-    description = models.CharField(max_length=1024, blank=True, null=True)
-    flavor = models.CharField(max_length=32, help_text="flavor string used to configure deployments")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=32, help_text="name of this flavor, as displayed to users")
+    description = StrippedCharField(max_length=1024, blank=True, null=True)
+    flavor = StrippedCharField(max_length=32, help_text="flavor string used to configure deployments")
     deployments = models.ManyToManyField(Deployment, blank=True, related_name="flavors")
     order = models.IntegerField(default=0, help_text="used to order flavors when displayed in a list")
     default = models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text="make this a default flavor to use when creating new instances")
@@ -24,13 +25,13 @@
 
 class FlavorParameterType(PlCoreBase):
     name = models.SlugField(help_text="The name of this parameter", max_length=128)
-    description = models.CharField(max_length=1024)
+    description = StrippedCharField(max_length=1024)
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.name)
 
 class FlavorParameter(PlCoreBase):
     parameter = models.ForeignKey(FlavorParameterType, related_name="flavorparameters", help_text="The type of the parameter")
-    value = models.CharField(help_text="The value of this parameter", max_length=1024)
+    value = StrippedCharField(help_text="The value of this parameter", max_length=1024)
 
     flavor = models.ForeignKey(Flavor,related_name='flavorparameter')
 
diff --git a/xos/core/models/image.py b/xos/core/models/image.py
index 8d392a3..b2123f8 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/image.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/image.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import os
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from core.models import Deployment, DeploymentPrivilege, Controller,ControllerLinkManager,ControllerLinkDeletionManager
 
 # Create your models here.
 
 class Image(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=256, unique=True)
-    disk_format = models.CharField(max_length=256)
-    container_format = models.CharField(max_length=256)
-    path = models.CharField(max_length=256, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Path to image on local disk")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=256, unique=True)
+    disk_format = StrippedCharField(max_length=256)
+    container_format = StrippedCharField(max_length=256)
+    path = StrippedCharField(max_length=256, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Path to image on local disk")
     deployments = models.ManyToManyField('Deployment', through='ImageDeployments', blank=True, help_text="Select which images should be instantiated on this deployment", related_name='images')
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.name)
@@ -28,6 +29,6 @@
     deleted_objects = ControllerLinkDeletionManager()
     image = models.ForeignKey(Image,related_name='controllerimages')
     controller = models.ForeignKey(Controller,related_name='controllerimages')
-    glance_image_id = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Glance image id") 
+    glance_image_id = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Glance image id") 
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s %s' % (self.image, self.controller)
diff --git a/xos/core/models/node.py b/xos/core/models/node.py
index bb4fe24..ec67975 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/node.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/node.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from core.models import Site, SiteDeployment, SitePrivilege
 from core.models import Tag
 from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
 # Create your models here.
 
 class Node(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of the Node")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of the Node")
     site_deployment = models.ForeignKey(SiteDeployment, related_name='nodes')
     site = models.ForeignKey(Site, null=True, blank=True, related_name='nodes')
     tags = generic.GenericRelation(Tag)
diff --git a/xos/core/models/project.py b/xos/core/models/project.py
index 9f1a863..9cc2927 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/project.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/project.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import os
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 
 # Create your models here.
 
 class Project(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of Project")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of Project")
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.name)
 
diff --git a/xos/core/models/role.py b/xos/core/models/role.py
index bd97f52..353139e 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/role.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/role.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import os
 import datetime
 from django.db import models
-from core.models import PlCoreBase
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
+from core.models import PlCoreBase
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 
 class Role(PlCoreBase):
 
-    role_type = models.CharField(max_length=80, verbose_name="Name")
-    role = models.CharField(max_length=80, verbose_name="Keystone role id", null=True, blank=True)
-    description = models.CharField(max_length=120, verbose_name="Description")
+    role_type = StrippedCharField(max_length=80, verbose_name="Name")
+    role = StrippedCharField(max_length=80, verbose_name="Keystone role id", null=True, blank=True)
+    description = StrippedCharField(max_length=120, verbose_name="Description")
     content_type = models.ForeignKey(ContentType, verbose_name="Role Scope")
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s:%s' % (self.content_type,self.role_type)
diff --git a/xos/core/models/service.py b/xos/core/models/service.py
index f26bf06..979a295 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/service.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/service.py
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-from core.models import PlCoreBase,SingletonModel
 from django.db import models
+from core.models import PlCoreBase,SingletonModel
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 
 class Service(PlCoreBase):
     description = models.TextField(max_length=254,null=True, blank=True,help_text="Description of Service")
     enabled = models.BooleanField(default=True)
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=30, help_text="Service Name")
-    versionNumber = models.CharField(max_length=30, help_text="Version of Service Definition")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=30, help_text="Service Name")
+    versionNumber = StrippedCharField(max_length=30, help_text="Version of Service Definition")
     published = models.BooleanField(default=True)
-    view_url = models.CharField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=1024)
-    icon_url = models.CharField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=1024)
+    view_url = StrippedCharField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=1024)
+    icon_url = StrippedCharField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=1024)
 
     def __unicode__(self): return u'%s' % (self.name)
 
 class ServiceAttribute(PlCoreBase):
     name = models.SlugField(help_text="Attribute Name", max_length=128)
-    value = models.CharField(help_text="Attribute Value", max_length=1024)
+    value = StrippedCharField(help_text="Attribute Value", max_length=1024)
     service = models.ForeignKey(Service, related_name='serviceattributes', help_text="The Service this attribute is associated with")
 
 
diff --git a/xos/core/models/serviceclass.py b/xos/core/models/serviceclass.py
index 4268568..ccc3180 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/serviceclass.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/serviceclass.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 
 def get_default_serviceclass():
     try:
@@ -9,8 +10,8 @@
         return None
 
 class ServiceClass(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=32)
-    description = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=32)
+    description = StrippedCharField(max_length=255)
     commitment = models.IntegerField(default=365)
     membershipFee = models.IntegerField(default=0)
     membershipFeeMonths = models.IntegerField(default=12)
diff --git a/xos/core/models/serviceresource.py b/xos/core/models/serviceresource.py
index d5c86cd..416627a 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/serviceresource.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/serviceresource.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase
 from core.models import ServiceClass
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 
 # Create your models here.
 
 class ServiceResource(PlCoreBase):
     serviceClass = models.ForeignKey(ServiceClass, related_name = "serviceresources")
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=32)
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=32)
     maxUnitsDeployment = models.IntegerField(default=1)
     maxUnitsNode = models.IntegerField(default=1)
     maxDuration = models.IntegerField(default=1)
diff --git a/xos/core/models/site.py b/xos/core/models/site.py
index c0596f9..b26877d 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/site.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/site.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import os
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import Q
-from core.models import PlCoreBase,PlCoreBaseManager,PlCoreBaseDeletionManager
-from core.models import Tag
 from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
 from geoposition.fields import GeopositionField
+from core.models import PlCoreBase,PlCoreBaseManager,PlCoreBaseDeletionManager
+from core.models import Tag
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from core.acl import AccessControlList
 from xos.config import Config
 
@@ -94,15 +95,15 @@
     """
         A logical grouping of Nodes that are co-located at the same geographic location, which also typically corresponds to the Nodes' location in the physical network.
     """
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=200, help_text="Name for this Site")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, help_text="Name for this Site")
     site_url = models.URLField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=512, help_text="Site's Home URL Page")
     enabled = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text="Status for this Site")
     location = GeopositionField()
     longitude = models.FloatField(null=True, blank=True)
     latitude = models.FloatField(null=True, blank=True)
-    login_base = models.CharField(max_length=50, unique=True, help_text="Prefix for Slices associated with this Site")
+    login_base = StrippedCharField(max_length=50, unique=True, help_text="Prefix for Slices associated with this Site")
     is_public = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text="Indicates the visibility of this site to other members")
-    abbreviated_name = models.CharField(max_length=80)
+    abbreviated_name = StrippedCharField(max_length=80)
 
     #deployments = models.ManyToManyField('Deployment', blank=True, related_name='sites')
     deployments = models.ManyToManyField('Deployment', through='SiteDeployment', blank=True, help_text="Select which sites are allowed to host nodes in this deployment", related_name='sites')
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
 class SiteRole(PlCoreBase):
 
     ROLE_CHOICES = (('admin','Admin'),('pi','PI'),('tech','Tech'),('billing','Billing'))
-    role = models.CharField(choices=ROLE_CHOICES, unique=True, max_length=30)
+    role = StrippedCharField(choices=ROLE_CHOICES, unique=True, max_length=30)
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.role)
 
@@ -149,13 +150,13 @@
 class Deployment(PlCoreBase):
     #objects = Controllermanager()
     #deleted_objects = DeploymentDeletionManager()
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of the Deployment")
-    #admin_user = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Username of an admin user at this deployment")
-    #admin_password = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Password of theadmin user at this deployment")
-    #admin_tenant = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Name of the tenant the admin user belongs to")
-    #auth_url = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Auth url for the deployment")
-    #backend_type = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Type of deployment, e.g. EC2, OpenStack, or OpenStack version")
-    #availability_zone = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="OpenStack availability zone")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of the Deployment")
+    #admin_user = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Username of an admin user at this deployment")
+    #admin_password = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Password of theadmin user at this deployment")
+    #admin_tenant = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Name of the tenant the admin user belongs to")
+    #auth_url = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Auth url for the deployment")
+    #backend_type = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Type of deployment, e.g. EC2, OpenStack, or OpenStack version")
+    #availability_zone = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="OpenStack availability zone")
 
     # smbaker: the default of 'allow all' is intended for evolutions of existing
     #    deployments. When new deployments are created via the GUI, they are
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@
     #objects = DeploymentLinkManager()
     #deleted_objects = DeploymentLinkDeletionManager()
     ROLE_CHOICES = (('admin','Admin'),)
-    role = models.CharField(choices=ROLE_CHOICES, unique=True, max_length=30)
+    role = StrippedCharField(choices=ROLE_CHOICES, unique=True, max_length=30)
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.role)
 
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@
     #deleted_objects = ControllerLinkDeletionManager()
 
     ROLE_CHOICES = (('admin','Admin'),)
-    role = models.CharField(choices=ROLE_CHOICES, unique=True, max_length=30)
+    role = StrippedCharField(choices=ROLE_CHOICES, unique=True, max_length=30)
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.role)
 
@@ -244,14 +245,14 @@
     objects = ControllerManager()
     deleted_objects = ControllerDeletionManager()
 
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of the Controller")
-    backend_type = models.CharField(max_length=200, help_text="Type of compute controller, e.g. EC2, OpenStack, or OpenStack version")
-    version = models.CharField(max_length=200, help_text="Controller version")
-    auth_url = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Auth url for the compute controller")
-    admin_user = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Username of an admin user at this controller")
-    admin_password = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Password of theadmin user at this controller")
-    admin_tenant = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Name of the tenant the admin user belongs to")
-    domain = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Name of the domain this controller belongs to")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, unique=True, help_text="Name of the Controller")
+    backend_type = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, help_text="Type of compute controller, e.g. EC2, OpenStack, or OpenStack version")
+    version = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, help_text="Controller version")
+    auth_url = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Auth url for the compute controller")
+    admin_user = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Username of an admin user at this controller")
+    admin_password = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Password of theadmin user at this controller")
+    admin_tenant = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Name of the tenant the admin user belongs to")
+    domain = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="Name of the domain this controller belongs to")
     deployment = models.ForeignKey(Deployment,related_name='controllerdeployments')
    
 
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@
     site = models.ForeignKey(Site,related_name='sitedeployments')
     deployment = models.ForeignKey(Deployment,related_name='sitedeployments')
     controller = models.ForeignKey(Controller, null=True, blank=True, related_name='sitedeployments')
-    availability_zone = models.CharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="OpenStack availability zone")
+    availability_zone = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, null=True, blank=True, help_text="OpenStack availability zone")
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s %s' % (self.deployment, self.site)
     
@@ -282,4 +283,4 @@
      
     site = models.ForeignKey(Site,related_name='controllersite')
     controller = models.ForeignKey(Controller, null=True, blank=True, related_name='controllersite')
-    tenant_id = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, db_index=True, help_text="Keystone tenant id")
+    tenant_id = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, db_index=True, help_text="Keystone tenant id")
diff --git a/xos/core/models/slice.py b/xos/core/models/slice.py
index d695295..7c4e82f 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/slice.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/slice.py
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@
 from core.models import Service
 from core.models import Controller
 from core.models import Flavor, Image
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied, ValidationError
 
 # Create your models here.
 
 class Slice(PlCoreBase):
-    name = models.CharField(unique=True, help_text="The Name of the Slice", max_length=80)
+    name = StrippedCharField(unique=True, help_text="The Name of the Slice", max_length=80)
     enabled = models.BooleanField(default=True, help_text="Status for this Slice")
     omf_friendly = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     description=models.TextField(blank=True,help_text="High level description of the slice and expected activities", max_length=1024)
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
     site = models.ForeignKey(Site, related_name='slices', help_text="The Site this Slice belongs to")
     max_slivers = models.IntegerField(default=10)
     service = models.ForeignKey(Service, related_name='service', null=True, blank=True)
-    network = models.CharField(default="Private Only",null=True, blank=True, max_length=256)
+    network = StrippedCharField(default="Private Only",null=True, blank=True, max_length=256)
     tags = generic.GenericRelation(Tag)
     serviceClass = models.ForeignKey(ServiceClass, related_name = "slices", null=True, default=get_default_serviceclass)
     creator = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='slices', blank=True, null=True)
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
     # for tenant view
     default_flavor = models.ForeignKey(Flavor, related_name = "slices", null=True, blank=True)
     default_image = models.ForeignKey(Image, related_name = "slices", null=True, blank=True);
-    mount_data_sets = models.CharField(default="GenBank",null=True, blank=True, max_length=256)
+    mount_data_sets = StrippedCharField(default="GenBank",null=True, blank=True, max_length=256)
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.name)
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
 class SliceRole(PlCoreBase):
     ROLE_CHOICES = (('admin','Admin'),('default','Default'))
 
-    role = models.CharField(choices=ROLE_CHOICES, unique=True, max_length=30)
+    role = StrippedCharField(choices=ROLE_CHOICES, unique=True, max_length=30)
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s' % (self.role)
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@
 
     controller = models.ForeignKey(Controller, related_name='controllerslices')
     slice = models.ForeignKey(Slice, related_name='controllerslices')
-    tenant_id = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Keystone tenant id")
+    tenant_id = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Keystone tenant id")
 
     def __unicode__(self):  return u'%s %s'  % (self.slice, self.controller)
 
diff --git a/xos/core/models/slicetag.py b/xos/core/models/slicetag.py
index 246e6fd..7376c88 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/slicetag.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/slicetag.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase
 from core.models import Slice
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 
 class SliceTag(PlCoreBase):
     slice = models.ForeignKey(Slice, related_name='slicetags')
 
     NAME_CHOICES = (('privatekey', 'Private Key'), ('publickey', 'Public Key'))
-    name = models.CharField(help_text="The name of this tag", max_length=30, choices=NAME_CHOICES)
-    value = models.CharField(help_text="The value of this tag", max_length=1024)
+    name = StrippedCharField(help_text="The name of this tag", max_length=30, choices=NAME_CHOICES)
+    value = StrippedCharField(help_text="The value of this tag", max_length=1024)
 
     def can_update(self, user):
         return user.can_update_slice(self.slice)
diff --git a/xos/core/models/sliver.py b/xos/core/models/sliver.py
index 0173887..1a421b0 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/sliver.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/sliver.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.core import exceptions
 from core.models import PlCoreBase,PlCoreBaseManager,PlCoreBaseDeletionManager
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from core.models import Image
 from core.models import Slice
 from core.models import Node
@@ -80,10 +81,10 @@
 class Sliver(PlCoreBase):
     objects = SliverManager()
     deleted_objects = SliverDeletionManager()
-    instance_id = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Nova instance id")
-    instance_uuid = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Nova instance uuid")
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=200, help_text="Sliver name")
-    instance_name = models.CharField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=200, help_text="OpenStack generated name")
+    instance_id = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Nova instance id")
+    instance_uuid = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=200, help_text="Nova instance uuid")
+    name = StrippedCharField(max_length=200, help_text="Sliver name")
+    instance_name = StrippedCharField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=200, help_text="OpenStack generated name")
     ip = models.GenericIPAddressField(help_text="Sliver ip address", blank=True, null=True)
     image = models.ForeignKey(Image, related_name='slivers')
     #key = models.ForeignKey(Key, related_name='slivers')
diff --git a/xos/core/models/tag.py b/xos/core/models/tag.py
index b1e510a..d774800 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/tag.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/tag.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 from core.models import PlCoreBase
 from core.models import Service
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.contrib.contenttypes import generic
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
     service = models.ForeignKey(Service, related_name='tags', help_text="The Service this Tag is associated with")
 
     name = models.SlugField(help_text="The name of this tag", max_length=128)
-    value = models.CharField(help_text="The value of this tag", max_length=1024)
+    value = StrippedCharField(help_text="The value of this tag", max_length=1024)
 
     # The required fields to do a ObjectType lookup, and object_id assignment
     content_type = models.ForeignKey(ContentType)
diff --git a/xos/core/models/user.py b/xos/core/models/user.py
index cce2dcd..5436a90 100644
--- a/xos/core/models/user.py
+++ b/xos/core/models/user.py
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import F, Q
 from django.utils import timezone
-from core.models import PlCoreBase,Site, DashboardView, PlModelMixIn
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
+from django.core.mail import EmailMultiAlternatives
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from core.models import PlCoreBase,Site, DashboardView, PlModelMixIn
+from core.models.plcorebase import StrippedCharField
 from timezones.fields import TimeZoneField
 from operator import itemgetter, attrgetter
-from django.core.mail import EmailMultiAlternatives
 from core.middleware import get_request
 import model_policy
-from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 
 # ------ from plcorebase.py ------
 try:
@@ -99,12 +100,12 @@
         db_index=True,
     )
 
-    username = models.CharField(max_length=255, default="Something" )
+    username = StrippedCharField(max_length=255, default="Something" )
 
-    firstname = models.CharField(help_text="person's given name", max_length=200)
-    lastname = models.CharField(help_text="person's surname", max_length=200)
+    firstname = StrippedCharField(help_text="person's given name", max_length=200)
+    lastname = StrippedCharField(help_text="person's surname", max_length=200)
 
-    phone = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, help_text="phone number contact", max_length=100)
+    phone = StrippedCharField(null=True, blank=True, help_text="phone number contact", max_length=100)
     user_url = models.URLField(null=True, blank=True)
     site = models.ForeignKey(Site, related_name='users', help_text="Site this user will be homed too", null=True)
     public_key = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=1024, help_text="Public key string")
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@
     updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
     enacted = models.DateTimeField(null=True, default=None)
     policed = models.DateTimeField(null=True, default=None)
-    backend_status = models.CharField(max_length=1024,
+    backend_status = StrippedCharField(max_length=1024,
                                       default="Provisioning in progress")
     deleted = models.BooleanField(default=False)