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With Delegated Authentication, the user logs in through the normal Salesforce login page, but Salesforce checks with a third-party server for the password. In this case, the user literally has no Salesforce password and cannot log in without the authentication server's permission.
Delegated Authentication Flow
User -----> Salesforce Login
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