Self password reset functionality (Apex Authentication)

Hi everyone,
I am using Apex 4.1 (can upgrade to 4.2 if any new feature helps solve my problem)
Oracle DB XE 10g
Authentication Scheme: Standard Apex Authentication
I have created a page for Resetting password of End Users which takes username in a txt box and runs the process with the code on clicking button as
APEX_UTIL.RESET_PW(:P102_USERNAME, 'Some custom message');After going through documentation (and also the message displayed on use), I found that it requires admin privileges to execute, while I want to use it for End users of application.
Is there a work around to this problem? Please help.
Thanks
Saurabh

Hi Saurabh,
another way to implement the forget password feature without seeing the standard APEX screens for this is call the standard reset form from PL/SQL and automatically SUBMIT it via the URL (so you don't have to show the form but you can use your own layout ).
The only downside I know so far is that the email cannot be formatted ( as far as I know ), but the first step for a customized reset pw feature is there :
Just call this URL :
http://<<SERVER>>:<<PORT>>/apex/f?p=4550:7::BRANCH_TO_PAGE_ACCEPT|resetpassword:NO:7:F4550_P7_EMAIL,F4550_P7_COMPANY:<MAILADRRESS>>,<<WORKSPACE>>
In a PL/SQL proc called from your reset password link this could look something like this :
declare
  lv_rest_result varchar2(4000);
begin
   lv_rest_result := wwv_flow_utilities.clob_to_varchar2 (
                         apex_web_service.make_rest_request( p_url         => 'http://<<SERVER>>:<<PORT>>/apex/f?p=4550:7::BRANCH_TO_PAGE_ACCEPT|resetpassword:NO:7:F4550_P7_EMAIL,F4550_P7_COMPANY:<MAILADRRESS>>,<<WORKSPACE>>'
                                                           , p_http_method => 'GET'
end;You might have to tweak the code a bit, I've tested this a while ago and it should work but you might add some code to find the current workspace etc.
Regards
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