SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java

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Title: MET04-J. Do not increase the accessibility of overridden or hidden methods  
Author: Dhruv Mohindra Jul 19, 2008
Last Changed by: David Svoboda Aug 06, 2025
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SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java (3)
    Page: MET03-J. Methods that perform a security check must be declared private or final
    Page: MET05-J. Ensure that constructors do not call overridable methods
    Page: SEC05-J. Do not use reflection to increase accessibility of classes, methods, or fields
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    Page: Rule 06. Methods (MET)
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