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title: Application portal
description: The PingOne application portal shows the applications accessible to users through single sign-on (SSO) based on their group memberships.
component: pingone
page_id: pingone:applications:p1_application_portal_showing_applications
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingone/applications/p1_application_portal_showing_applications.html
revdate: May 21, 2025
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# Application portal

The application portal shows the applications accessible to users through single sign-on (SSO) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>The process of authenticating an identity (signing on) at one website (usually with a user ID and password) and then accessing resources secured by other domains without reauthenticating.\</p>
\</div>)* based on their group memberships. This includes SAML applications and OpenID Connect (OIDC) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>An authentication protocol built on top of OAuth that authenticates users and enables clients (relying parties) of all types to request and receive information about authenticated sessions and users. OIDC is extensible, allowing clients to use optional features such as encryption of identity data, discovery of OpenID Providers (OAuth authorization servers), and session management.\</p>
\</div>)* applications that have the `Initiate Login URI` configured. The applications that a user sees depend on the access controls for that application. Learn more in [Adding an application](p1_applications_add_applications.html).

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|   | To make an OIDC application available in the application portal, the application must have an `Initiate Login URI` configured. To add the URI to an existing application, go to the application's **Configuration** tab and enter the URI in the **Initiate Login URI** field. Learn more in [Editing an application - OIDC](p1_edit_application_oidc.html). |

You can also add links to other resources your users might find useful, such as status pages, user guides, and applications that aren't accessible through SSO, and select the sign-off method that PingOne uses when users sign off from the application portal. Learn more in [Configuring the application portal](p1_configuring_the_application_portal.html).