diff --git a/csaxs_bec/devices/aerotech/README.md b/csaxs_bec/devices/aerotech/README.md
index b64cceb1..3f772436 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/devices/aerotech/README.md
+++ b/csaxs_bec/devices/aerotech/README.md
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ the wiring at connect.
 ```python
 dev.pandatrig.configure_line(n_pulses=100, exp_time=0.01, readout_time=0.002, shutter_delay=0.005)
 dev.pandatrig.arm()                       # arm(one_shot=True): only the next edge
-dev.pandatrig.software_trigger()          # or the PSO edges on TTLIN3, one per line
+dev.pandatrig.soft_line_trigger()          # or the PSO edges on TTLIN3, one per line
 dev.pandatrig.wait_lines_done(n_lines=1, timeout=5)
 dev.pandatrig.line_status()               # triggers, lines, pulses, dropped since arm()
 ```
diff --git a/csaxs_bec/devices/panda_box/panda_line_trigger.py b/csaxs_bec/devices/panda_box/panda_line_trigger.py
index 6d9660a0..5cf85a09 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/devices/panda_box/panda_line_trigger.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/devices/panda_box/panda_line_trigger.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class PandaLineTrigger(Device):
         "configure_line",
         "arm",
         "disarm",
-        "software_trigger",
+        "soft_line_trigger",
         "line_status",
         "wait_lines_done",
         "get_readout_time",
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class PandaLineTrigger(Device):
         self.panda.set(f"{self.ARM_GATE}.FORCE_RST", "")
         self.panda.set(self.SOFT_TRIGGER_BIT, "0")
 
-    def software_trigger(self) -> None:
+    def soft_line_trigger(self) -> None:
         """Line trigger edge from software (accepted like a TTLIN3 edge)."""
         self.panda.set(self.SOFT_TRIGGER_BIT, "1")
         self.panda.set(self.SOFT_TRIGGER_BIT, "0")
diff --git a/tests/tests_devices/test_panda_line_trigger.py b/tests/tests_devices/test_panda_line_trigger.py
index 9febf180..65edee41 100644
--- a/tests/tests_devices/test_panda_line_trigger.py
+++ b/tests/tests_devices/test_panda_line_trigger.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def test_never_toggles_pulse_enable_after_setup(trigger):
     trigger.configure_line(5, exp_time=0.01)
     trigger.panda.writes.clear()
     trigger.arm()
-    trigger.software_trigger()
+    trigger.soft_line_trigger()
     trigger.wait_lines_done(1, timeout=1)
     trigger.disarm()
     trigger.stop()
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def test_stays_armed_for_many_lines(trigger):
     trigger.configure_line(5, exp_time=0.01)
     trigger.arm()
     for _ in range(4):
-        trigger.software_trigger()
+        trigger.soft_line_trigger()
     status = trigger.wait_lines_done(4, timeout=1)
     assert (status["lines"], status["pulses"], status["armed"]) == (4, 20, True)
 
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ def test_stays_armed_for_many_lines(trigger):
 def test_one_shot_accepts_one_edge(trigger):
     trigger.configure_line(5, exp_time=0.01)
     trigger.arm(one_shot=True)
-    trigger.software_trigger()
+    trigger.soft_line_trigger()
     assert trigger.wait_lines_done(1, timeout=1)["armed"] is False
-    trigger.software_trigger()
+    trigger.soft_line_trigger()
     status = trigger.wait_lines_done(1, timeout=1)
     assert status["triggers"] == 2 and status["lines"] == 1
 
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ def test_one_shot_accepts_one_edge(trigger):
 def test_edge_during_line_is_ignored(trigger):
     trigger.configure_line(5, exp_time=0.01)
     trigger.arm()
-    trigger.software_trigger()
+    trigger.soft_line_trigger()
     trigger.panda.busy = True
-    trigger.software_trigger()
+    trigger.soft_line_trigger()
     trigger.panda.busy = False
     status = trigger.wait_lines_done(1, timeout=1)
     assert status["triggers"] == 2 and status["lines"] == 1 and status["pulses"] == 5
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def test_wait_lines_done_reports_too_many_lines(trigger):
     trigger.configure_line(5, exp_time=0.01)
     trigger.arm()
     for _ in range(3):
-        trigger.software_trigger()
+        trigger.soft_line_trigger()
     with pytest.raises(PandaLineTriggerError, match="expected 2 line"):
         trigger.wait_lines_done(2, timeout=0.1, poll=0.01)
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def test_disarm_closes_the_gate(trigger):
     trigger.configure_line(5, exp_time=0.01)
     trigger.arm()
     trigger.disarm()
-    trigger.software_trigger()
+    trigger.soft_line_trigger()
     status = trigger.line_status()
     assert (status["armed"], status["lines"], status["pulses"]) == (False, 0, 0)
 
@@ -255,3 +255,22 @@ def test_unchanged_fields_are_not_written(trigger):
     again.configure_line(5, 0.01, 0.002)
     values = [w for w in again.panda.writes if not w.split("=", 1)[1] == ""]
     assert values == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "device_cls",
+    [
+        "csaxs_bec.devices.panda_box.panda_line_trigger.PandaLineTrigger",
+        "csaxs_bec.devices.aerotech.a3200.A3200Motor",
+        "csaxs_bec.devices.aerotech.a3200.A3200PositionCapture",
+    ],
+)
+def test_user_access_names_not_protected_by_bec(device_cls):
+    # the device server refuses to load a device whose USER_ACCESS shadows a DeviceBase name
+    import importlib
+
+    from bec_server.device_server.devices.device_serializer import get_protected_class_methods
+
+    module, name = device_cls.rsplit(".", 1)
+    cls = getattr(importlib.import_module(module), name)
+    assert not set(cls.USER_ACCESS) & set(get_protected_class_methods())