is this Singleton resistant to both Serialization and Reflection Attacks?

Question

Is the following code resistant to both Serialization and Reflection Attacks?

public class Example{
  private static Example instance=new Example();

  private E         


        

Answer 1

As far as reflection is concerned , the singleton in context is NOT reflection proof. U can use setAccssible(true) to get hold of private constructor and instantiate the singleton. You can get more details about this thing at - http://technonstop.com/java-singleton-reflection-and-lazy-initialization