Single Sign-on via Application or Browser

A method of performing a single sign-on to control access to a network service and first and second applications of a computing device, the method comprising:

• responsive to a request formed by the first application of the computing device for one or more cookies that are usable to access one or more network services, routing calls to the second application of the computing device to receive authentication information;
• responsive to the receipt of the authentication information, forming a communication by the second application that includes the authentication information to be communicated to a service by the computing device via a network;
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• storing the one or more cookies in cookie storage by the computing device that are received via the network from the service in response to authentication by the service using the authentication information of the communication, the stored one or more cookies usable by the second application to access the one or more network services automatically and without user intervention.