Index: petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/api/AdminClinicApplicationsController.java
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--- petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/api/AdminClinicApplicationsController.java	(revision fa32d0f462d925f109df1a21025f904e56606f8b)
+++ petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/api/AdminClinicApplicationsController.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package com.petify.petify.api;
 
-import com.petify.petify.domain.VetClinic;
 import com.petify.petify.domain.VetClinicApplication;
 import com.petify.petify.dto.VetClinicApplicationDTO;
 import com.petify.petify.repo.AdminRepository;
 import com.petify.petify.repo.VetClinicApplicationRepository;
-import com.petify.petify.repo.VetClinicRepository;
+import com.petify.petify.service.ClinicApprovalService;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
@@ -20,13 +19,13 @@
 
     private final VetClinicApplicationRepository applicationRepository;
-    private final VetClinicRepository clinicRepository;
     private final AdminRepository adminRepository;
+    private final ClinicApprovalService clinicApprovalService;
 
     public AdminClinicApplicationsController(VetClinicApplicationRepository applicationRepository,
-                                             VetClinicRepository clinicRepository,
-                                             AdminRepository adminRepository) {
+                                             AdminRepository adminRepository,
+                                             ClinicApprovalService clinicApprovalService) {
         this.applicationRepository = applicationRepository;
-        this.clinicRepository = clinicRepository;
         this.adminRepository = adminRepository;
+        this.clinicApprovalService = clinicApprovalService;
     }
 
@@ -56,25 +55,5 @@
                         .body(Map.of("error", "Admin access required"));
             }
-            VetClinicApplication application = applicationRepository.findById(applicationId)
-                .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("Application not found"));
-
-            application.setStatus("APPROVED");
-            application.setReviewedAt(LocalDateTime.now());
-            application.setReviewedBy(adminUserId);
-            application.setDenialReason(null);
-            VetClinicApplication saved = applicationRepository.save(application);
-
-            boolean clinicExists = clinicRepository.findAll().stream()
-                .anyMatch(clinic -> applicationId.equals(clinic.getApplicationId()));
-            if (!clinicExists) {
-                VetClinic clinic = new VetClinic();
-                clinic.setApplicationId(application.getApplicationId());
-                clinic.setName(application.getName());
-                clinic.setEmail(application.getEmail());
-                clinic.setPhone(application.getPhone());
-                clinic.setCity(application.getCity());
-                clinic.setAddress(application.getAddress());
-                clinicRepository.save(clinic);
-            }
+            VetClinicApplication saved = clinicApprovalService.approveApplication(applicationId, adminUserId);
 
             return ResponseEntity.ok(new VetClinicApplicationDTO(saved));
Index: petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/api/AuthController.java
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--- petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/api/AuthController.java	(revision fa32d0f462d925f109df1a21025f904e56606f8b)
+++ petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/api/AuthController.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 import com.petify.petify.dto.AuthResponse;
+import com.petify.petify.dto.ChangePasswordRequest;
+import com.petify.petify.dto.ForgotPasswordRequest;
 import com.petify.petify.dto.LoginRequest;
 import com.petify.petify.dto.SignUpRequest;
@@ -47,4 +49,26 @@
     }
 
+    @PostMapping("/change-password")
+    public ResponseEntity<?> changePassword(@RequestBody ChangePasswordRequest request) {
+        try {
+            authService.changePassword(request.getUserId(), request.getCurrentPassword(), request.getNewPassword());
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(Map.of("message", "Password changed successfully"));
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                    .body(Map.of("message", e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping("/forgot-password")
+    public ResponseEntity<?> forgotPassword(@RequestBody ForgotPasswordRequest request) {
+        try {
+            authService.sendForgotPasswordEmail(request.getIdentifier());
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(Map.of("message", "If an account matches that username or email, a temporary password has been sent."));
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest()
+                    .body(Map.of("message", e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
 
     @GetMapping("/users")
Index: petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/dto/ChangePasswordRequest.java
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--- petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/dto/ChangePasswordRequest.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
+++ petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/dto/ChangePasswordRequest.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.petify.petify.dto;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+
+@Getter
+@Setter
+public class ChangePasswordRequest {
+    private Long userId;
+    private String currentPassword;
+    private String newPassword;
+
+    public ChangePasswordRequest() {
+    }
+
+    public ChangePasswordRequest(Long userId, String currentPassword, String newPassword) {
+        this.userId = userId;
+        this.currentPassword = currentPassword;
+        this.newPassword = newPassword;
+    }
+}
Index: petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/dto/ForgotPasswordRequest.java
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--- petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/dto/ForgotPasswordRequest.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
+++ petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/dto/ForgotPasswordRequest.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.petify.petify.dto;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+
+@Getter
+@Setter
+public class ForgotPasswordRequest {
+    private String identifier;
+
+    public ForgotPasswordRequest() {
+    }
+
+    public ForgotPasswordRequest(String identifier) {
+        this.identifier = identifier;
+    }
+}
Index: petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/repo/VetClinicRepository.java
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--- petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/repo/VetClinicRepository.java	(revision fa32d0f462d925f109df1a21025f904e56606f8b)
+++ petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/repo/VetClinicRepository.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
 public interface VetClinicRepository extends JpaRepository<VetClinic, Long> {
     java.util.List<VetClinic> findAllByOrderByNameAsc();
+    Optional<VetClinic> findByApplicationId(Long applicationId);
     Optional<VetClinic> findByUserId(Long userId);
     boolean existsByUserId(Long userId);
Index: petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/service/AuthService.java
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--- petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/service/AuthService.java	(revision fa32d0f462d925f109df1a21025f904e56606f8b)
+++ petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/service/AuthService.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -31,4 +32,6 @@
 
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AuthService.class);
+    private static final String PASSWORD_CHARS = "ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz23456789!@#$%";
+    private static final SecureRandom SECURE_RANDOM = new SecureRandom();
 
     private final UserRepository userRepository;
@@ -39,9 +42,11 @@
     private final AnalyticsRepository analyticsRepository;
     private final VetClinicRepository vetClinicRepository;
+    private final ClinicCredentialsEmailService credentialsEmailService;
 
     public AuthService(UserRepository userRepository, ClientRepository clientRepository,
                       OwnerRepository ownerRepository, AdminRepository adminRepository,
                       PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder, AnalyticsRepository analyticsRepository,
-                      VetClinicRepository vetClinicRepository) {
+                      VetClinicRepository vetClinicRepository,
+                      ClinicCredentialsEmailService credentialsEmailService) {
         this.userRepository = userRepository;
         this.clientRepository = clientRepository;
@@ -51,4 +56,5 @@
         this.analyticsRepository = analyticsRepository;
         this.vetClinicRepository = vetClinicRepository;
+        this.credentialsEmailService = credentialsEmailService;
     }
 
@@ -177,4 +183,69 @@
             isVerified
         );
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    public void changePassword(Long userId, String currentPassword, String newPassword) {
+        if (userId == null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("User is required");
+        }
+        if (currentPassword == null || currentPassword.isBlank()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Current password is required");
+        }
+        if (newPassword == null || newPassword.isBlank()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("New password is required");
+        }
+        if (newPassword.length() < 8) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("New password must be at least 8 characters long");
+        }
+        if (newPassword.equals(currentPassword)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("New password must be different from the current password");
+        }
+
+        User user = userRepository.findById(userId)
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("User not found"));
+
+        boolean passwordMatches = passwordEncoder.matches(currentPassword, user.getPassword());
+        if (!passwordMatches && !currentPassword.equals(user.getPassword())) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Current password is incorrect");
+        }
+
+        user.setPassword(passwordEncoder.encode(newPassword));
+        userRepository.save(user);
+        logger.info("Password changed successfully for user: {}", user.getUsername());
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    public void sendForgotPasswordEmail(String identifier) {
+        if (identifier == null || identifier.isBlank()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Username or email is required");
+        }
+
+        Optional<User> user = userRepository.findByUsernameOrEmail(identifier.trim(), identifier.trim());
+        if (user.isEmpty()) {
+            logger.info("Password reset requested for unknown identifier: {}", identifier);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        User foundUser = user.get();
+        String temporaryPassword = generateTemporaryPassword();
+        foundUser.setPassword(passwordEncoder.encode(temporaryPassword));
+        userRepository.save(foundUser);
+
+        credentialsEmailService.sendTemporaryPassword(
+            foundUser.getEmail(),
+            foundUser.getFirstName(),
+            foundUser.getUsername(),
+            temporaryPassword
+        );
+        logger.info("Temporary password sent for user: {}", foundUser.getUsername());
+    }
+
+    private String generateTemporaryPassword() {
+        StringBuilder password = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 14; i++) {
+            password.append(PASSWORD_CHARS.charAt(SECURE_RANDOM.nextInt(PASSWORD_CHARS.length())));
+        }
+        return password.toString();
     }
 
Index: petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/service/ClinicApprovalService.java
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--- petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/service/ClinicApprovalService.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
+++ petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/service/ClinicApprovalService.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package com.petify.petify.service;
+
+import com.petify.petify.domain.User;
+import com.petify.petify.domain.VetClinic;
+import com.petify.petify.domain.VetClinicApplication;
+import com.petify.petify.repo.UserRepository;
+import com.petify.petify.repo.VetClinicApplicationRepository;
+import com.petify.petify.repo.VetClinicRepository;
+import org.springframework.security.crypto.password.PasswordEncoder;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+@Service
+public class ClinicApprovalService {
+
+    private static final int MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH = 30;
+    private static final String PASSWORD_CHARS = "ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz23456789!@#$%";
+    private static final SecureRandom SECURE_RANDOM = new SecureRandom();
+
+    private final VetClinicApplicationRepository applicationRepository;
+    private final VetClinicRepository clinicRepository;
+    private final UserRepository userRepository;
+    private final PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder;
+    private final ClinicCredentialsEmailService credentialsEmailService;
+
+    public ClinicApprovalService(VetClinicApplicationRepository applicationRepository,
+                                 VetClinicRepository clinicRepository,
+                                 UserRepository userRepository,
+                                 PasswordEncoder passwordEncoder,
+                                 ClinicCredentialsEmailService credentialsEmailService) {
+        this.applicationRepository = applicationRepository;
+        this.clinicRepository = clinicRepository;
+        this.userRepository = userRepository;
+        this.passwordEncoder = passwordEncoder;
+        this.credentialsEmailService = credentialsEmailService;
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    public VetClinicApplication approveApplication(Long applicationId, Long adminUserId) {
+        VetClinicApplication application = applicationRepository.findById(applicationId)
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("Application not found"));
+
+        application.setStatus("APPROVED");
+        application.setReviewedAt(LocalDateTime.now());
+        application.setReviewedBy(adminUserId);
+        application.setDenialReason(null);
+        VetClinicApplication savedApplication = applicationRepository.save(application);
+
+        VetClinic clinic = clinicRepository.findByApplicationId(applicationId)
+            .orElseGet(() -> createClinic(application));
+
+        if (clinic.getUserId() == null) {
+            if (!StringUtils.hasText(application.getEmail())) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Clinic email is required to create and send account credentials");
+            }
+            if (userRepository.findByEmail(application.getEmail()).isPresent()) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("A user with this clinic email already exists");
+            }
+
+            String username = generateUniqueUsername(application.getName());
+            String password = generatePassword();
+            User user = new User(
+                username,
+                application.getEmail(),
+                passwordEncoder.encode(password),
+                truncate(application.getName(), 60),
+                "Clinic"
+            );
+
+            User savedUser = userRepository.save(user);
+            clinic.setUserId(savedUser.getUserId());
+            clinicRepository.save(clinic);
+
+            credentialsEmailService.sendCredentials(application.getEmail(), application.getName(), username, password);
+        }
+
+        return savedApplication;
+    }
+
+    private VetClinic createClinic(VetClinicApplication application) {
+        VetClinic clinic = new VetClinic();
+        clinic.setApplicationId(application.getApplicationId());
+        clinic.setName(application.getName());
+        clinic.setEmail(application.getEmail());
+        clinic.setPhone(application.getPhone());
+        clinic.setCity(application.getCity());
+        clinic.setAddress(application.getAddress());
+        return clinicRepository.save(clinic);
+    }
+
+    private String generateUniqueUsername(String clinicName) {
+        String base = "clinic." + clinicName.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT).replaceAll("[^a-z0-9]+", "");
+        if (base.equals("clinic.")) {
+            base = "clinic.account";
+        }
+        base = truncate(base, MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH);
+
+        String username = base;
+        int suffix = 2;
+        while (userRepository.findByUsername(username).isPresent()) {
+            String suffixText = String.valueOf(suffix++);
+            username = truncate(base, MAX_USERNAME_LENGTH - suffixText.length()) + suffixText;
+        }
+        return username;
+    }
+
+    private String generatePassword() {
+        StringBuilder password = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 14; i++) {
+            password.append(PASSWORD_CHARS.charAt(SECURE_RANDOM.nextInt(PASSWORD_CHARS.length())));
+        }
+        return password.toString();
+    }
+
+    private String truncate(String value, int maxLength) {
+        if (value == null || value.length() <= maxLength) {
+            return value;
+        }
+        return value.substring(0, maxLength);
+    }
+}
Index: petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/service/ClinicCredentialsEmailService.java
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--- petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/service/ClinicCredentialsEmailService.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
+++ petify-backend/src/main/java/com/petify/petify/service/ClinicCredentialsEmailService.java	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package com.petify.petify.service;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.mail.SimpleMailMessage;
+import org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSender;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
+
+@Service
+public class ClinicCredentialsEmailService {
+
+    private final ObjectProvider<JavaMailSender> mailSenderProvider;
+    private final String fromAddress;
+    private final String mailPassword;
+
+    public ClinicCredentialsEmailService(ObjectProvider<JavaMailSender> mailSenderProvider,
+                                         @Value("${spring.mail.username:}") String fromAddress,
+                                         @Value("${spring.mail.password:}") String mailPassword) {
+        this.mailSenderProvider = mailSenderProvider;
+        this.fromAddress = fromAddress;
+        this.mailPassword = mailPassword;
+    }
+
+    public void sendCredentials(String recipientEmail, String clinicName, String username, String password) {
+        if (!StringUtils.hasText(recipientEmail)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Clinic email is required to send account credentials");
+        }
+
+        JavaMailSender mailSender = getConfiguredMailSender();
+
+        SimpleMailMessage message = new SimpleMailMessage();
+        message.setFrom(fromAddress);
+        message.setTo(recipientEmail);
+        message.setSubject("Your Petify clinic account has been approved");
+        message.setText("""
+                Hello %s,
+
+                Your clinic application has been approved.
+
+                You can now sign in to Petify with these credentials:
+                Username: %s
+                Password: %s
+
+                Please change this password after your first login.
+
+                Petify Team
+                """.formatted(clinicName, username, password));
+
+        mailSender.send(message);
+    }
+
+    public void sendTemporaryPassword(String recipientEmail, String firstName, String username, String temporaryPassword) {
+        if (!StringUtils.hasText(recipientEmail)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("User email is required to send password reset credentials");
+        }
+
+        JavaMailSender mailSender = getConfiguredMailSender();
+
+        SimpleMailMessage message = new SimpleMailMessage();
+        message.setFrom(fromAddress);
+        message.setTo(recipientEmail);
+        message.setSubject("Your Petify password reset");
+        message.setText("""
+                Hello %s,
+
+                We received a request to reset your Petify password.
+
+                You can sign in with these temporary credentials:
+                Username: %s
+                Temporary password: %s
+
+                After signing in, open your profile's Account tab and choose a new password.
+
+                If you did not request this reset, please change your password right away.
+
+                Petify Team
+                """.formatted(firstName, username, temporaryPassword));
+
+        mailSender.send(message);
+    }
+
+    private JavaMailSender getConfiguredMailSender() {
+        if (!StringUtils.hasText(fromAddress) || !StringUtils.hasText(mailPassword)) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Mail username and password are not configured. Set MAIL_USERNAME and MAIL_PASSWORD before sending account emails.");
+        }
+
+        JavaMailSender mailSender = mailSenderProvider.getIfAvailable();
+        if (mailSender == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Mail sender is not configured. Set spring.mail.* properties before sending account emails.");
+        }
+        return mailSender;
+    }
+}
Index: petify-backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
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--- petify-backend/src/main/resources/application.properties	(revision fa32d0f462d925f109df1a21025f904e56606f8b)
+++ petify-backend/src/main/resources/application.properties	(revision ae836471908c8a67e8fc2a25ad6c445b1c867e48)
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@
 spring.flyway.baseline-version=0
 
+# Mail
+spring.mail.host=${MAIL_HOST:smtp.gmail.com}
+spring.mail.port=${MAIL_PORT:587}
+spring.mail.username=${MAIL_USERNAME:}
+spring.mail.password=${MAIL_PASSWORD:}
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.auth=true
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.starttls.enable=true
+spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.starttls.required=true
+management.health.mail.enabled=false
+
 spring.profiles.active=local
-spring.config.import=optional:file:.env.properties
+spring.config.import=optional:file:.env.properties,optional:file:petify-backend/.env.properties
 
 
