How to reset your Security Token when the option is missing

Recently worked with a forms product (not Clicktools sadly) that required the use of a security token in the login credentials. We use SSO so we are not presented the option to reset and email the token…at least through the UI! Got a super pro tip after reading this handy posting on how to use a handcrafted URL to always reset the token regardless of whether it is presented in the user interface. Life saver!

https://[SalesforceDomainHere]/_ui/system/security/ResetApiTokenEdit?retURL=%2Fui%2Fsetup%2FSetup%3Fsetupid%3DPersonalInfo&setupid=ResetApiToken

Being able to reset the token without having to change profiles or messing with IP ranges or any of the many things admin’s today have to do to get the option to show up in the user interface is huge. Now if we could just get flexibility on the user object to add buttons or links…

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