Rule Definition
Public fields can be accessed by any other Class, therefore its value can be modified at any time, without control by the Class itself. This is contrary to OO Encapsulation concepts.
Remediation
Change the field's visibility to private or make it Const.
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Secure Coding - Encapsulation
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