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(DOCSP-14430): Removed references about completing the username field for x.509 authentication.
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source/includes/steps-starting-compass-individual-fields.yaml

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Select :guilabel:`X.509` if the deployment uses
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:manual:`X.509 </core/security-x.509/>` as its
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authentication mechanism.
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If selected, you may optionally provide the
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:guilabel:`Username` to authenticate the user.
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.. note::
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|compass-short| retrieves the username
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from the X.509 certificate. In most most cases, you
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do not need to provide the :guilabel:`Username`.
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If you are using
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:atlas:`Atlas-managed certificates </security-add-mongodb-users/#select-an-authentication-method>`
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, your username must be prefaced by "CN="
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per :rfc:`2253`. For example, the username
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"X509User" must be provided as "CN=X509User".
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from the X.509 certificate.
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* - :guilabel:`Favorite Name`
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- *Optional*. A name for the connection. To save the current

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