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(DOCS-13529) Clarify Compass X509 connections (#238)
* Add notes to X509 subtab of connect procedure * Remove SRV note
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source/includes/steps-starting-compass-individual-fields.yaml

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provide the :guilabel:`Username` to authenticate
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the user.
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.. note::
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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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* - :guilabel:`Favorite Name`
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- *Optional*. A name for the connection. To save the current
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connection entered as a

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