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Loggers should be declared to be static and final.
 
  
 
==Description==
 
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Loggers should be declared to be static and final.
  
 
It is good programming practice to share a single logger object between all of the instances of a particular class and to use the same logger for the duration of the program.
 
It is good programming practice to share a single logger object between all of the instances of a particular class and to use the same logger for the duration of the program.
  
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The following statement errantly declares a non-static logger.
 
The following statement errantly declares a non-static logger.
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Authorization Vulnerability
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Description

Loggers should be declared to be static and final.

It is good programming practice to share a single logger object between all of the instances of a particular class and to use the same logger for the duration of the program.


Risk Factors

TBD

Examples

The following statement errantly declares a non-static logger.

	private final Logger logger =     
				Logger.getLogger(MyClass.class);


Related Attacks


Related Vulnerabilities

Related Controls


Related Technical Impacts


References

Note: A reference to related CWE or CAPEC article should be added when exists. Eg: