1. Oracle Portal presents to the user links to external applications. These links invoke a routine on the Login
Server.

2. A user clicks one of the links.

3. The user's clicking a link invokes on the Login Server the external application login procedure. This
procedure checks the Login Server password store for the user's credentials for the requested external
application. If it finds that the user has no such credentials, then the Login Server prompts the user for
them.

4. The user enters the user name and password. The user can also indicate whether to save these
credentials in the Login Server password store.

5. If the user chooses to save the credentials in the Login Server password store, then the Login Server
saves them. The Login Server performs the following tasks:

-Constructs a login page using the user's credentials

-Formulates the form to post to the external application login processing routine. This routine has been
preconfigured by the Login Server administrator and associated with the requested application.

-Sends the form to the client browser, with a directive to post it immediately to the external application

6. The client posts the form to the external application and logs in.