External Application without portal ?

Hi all
I have several applications built in JSP + BC4J , deployed in Oracle Application Server 10G (9.0.4) , operating system is windows 2000 server.
Application server middle tier and infrastruture are in the same server.
I have added all applications to SSO as External Application
I'm not using Portal, so, how can i make this applications "visible" to end user ?
Should i built and JSP page wich lists all External Applications, asks for login/password if authentication cookie not exits ??
is there any other way of doing it without portal ???
Best Regards
Rui Madaleno

Rui,
actually the External Applications implementation is completely separate from the Portal and does not require it to function. (The external Applications Portlet is a simple interface to expose the list of external applications.
If you are looking for a simple interface to expose the list, it is much as you describe. Building a simple Partner application which has links referencing the appropriate SSO server URLs. Storing the links in a table and simply querying them allows for a simple interface that can be secured/modified withour haveing to change the page itself.

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