Rule Definition
Public synonyms can leads to a maintenance headache.
Public synonyms are public, no one owns them, anyone that can create them can overwrite them, change them and that can leads to security issues.
Remediation
Replace the PUBLIC synonym with PRIVATE.
Violation Code Sample
CREATE PUBLIC SYNONYM EMP FOR SCOTT.EMP;
Fixed Code Sample
CREATE SYNONYM EMP FOR SCOTT.EMP;
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Efficiency - SQL and Data Handling Performance
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