diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39640b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+
+  - package-ecosystem: docker
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+
+  - package-ecosystem: gomod
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..681a2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: ["main"]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 0 * * 1"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: ["go"]
+        # CodeQL supports [ $supported-codeql-languages ]
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@ce64ddcb0d8d890d2df4a9d1c04ff297367dea2a # v3.35.2
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+          # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+          # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+      # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+      # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+      - name: Autobuild
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@ce64ddcb0d8d890d2df4a9d1c04ff297367dea2a # v3.35.2
+
+      # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+      # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+
+      #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
+      #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
+
+      # - run: |
+      #   echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+      #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@ce64ddcb0d8d890d2df4a9d1c04ff297367dea2a # v3.35.2
+        with:
+          category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e43e0b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Dependency Review Action
+#
+# This Action will scan dependency manifest files that change as part of a Pull Request,
+# surfacing known-vulnerable versions of the packages declared or updated in the PR.
+# Once installed, if the workflow run is marked as required,
+# PRs introducing known-vulnerable packages will be blocked from merging.
+#
+# Source repository: https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
+name: 'Dependency Review'
+on: [pull_request]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  dependency-review:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+      - name: 'Dependency Review'
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@2031cfc080254a8a887f58cffee85186f0e49e48 # v4.9.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 2892a9c..711cf55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ jobs:
         if: startsWith(github.event.inputs.release_tag, 'v')
         steps:
         - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-          uses: step-security/harden-runner@v2
+          uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
           with:
             egress-policy: audit
 
         - name: Checkout
-          uses: actions/checkout@v6
+          uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         - name: Validate tag format
           run: |
             TAG=${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ jobs:
             fi
             echo "✅ Valid semver tag: $TAG"
         - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
-          uses: step-security/docker-login-action@v4
+          uses: step-security/docker-login-action@870af644803bf9f204aed474adbad2958fec048b # v4.1.0
           with:
             registry: ghcr.io
             username: ${{ github.actor }}
             password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
         - name: Set up QEMU for ARM builds
-          uses: step-security/setup-qemu-action@v4
+          uses: step-security/setup-qemu-action@109c6ed9f089be1a250c75fd6a534e30df44e030 # v4.0.0
 
         - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-          uses: step-security/setup-buildx-action@v4
+          uses: step-security/setup-buildx-action@f931205d68723ad9589fd2a7e2ece238bf9de341 # v4.0.0
 
         - name: Build and push Docker image
-          uses: step-security/docker-build-push-action@v7
+          uses: step-security/docker-build-push-action@846549baaf047e867d038826129a64d81df0f704 # v7.1.0
           with:
             context: .
             push: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
index 5ae9d9e..83aebc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
@@ -16,17 +16,26 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || 'branch' }} # scope to for the current workflow
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }} # cancel only PR related jobs
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   unit-test:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest"]') || fromJSON('["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest"]') }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
           cache: true
@@ -35,11 +44,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Hammer unit-test"
         run: make test-hammer
   code-quality-test:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read  # for actions/checkout to fetch code
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
           cache: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8269345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub. They are provided
+# by a third-party and are governed by separate terms of service, privacy
+# policy, and support documentation.
+
+name: Scorecard supply-chain security
+on:
+  # For Branch-Protection check. Only the default branch is supported. See
+  # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#branch-protection
+  branch_protection_rule:
+  # To guarantee Maintained check is occasionally updated. See
+  # https://github.com/ossf/scorecard/blob/main/docs/checks.md#maintained
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '20 7 * * 2'
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+
+# Declare default permissions as read only.
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  analysis:
+    name: Scorecard analysis
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      # Needed to upload the results to code-scanning dashboard.
+      security-events: write
+      # Needed to publish results and get a badge (see publish_results below).
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
+      actions: read
+      # To allow GraphQL ListCommits to work
+      issues: read
+      pull-requests: read
+      # To detect SAST tools
+      checks: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: "Checkout code"
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: "Run analysis"
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@62b2cac7ed8198b15735ed49ab1e5cf35480ba46 # v2.4.0
+        with:
+          results_file: results.sarif
+          results_format: sarif
+          # (Optional) "write" PAT token. Uncomment the `repo_token` line below if:
+          # - you want to enable the Branch-Protection check on a *public* repository, or
+          # - you are installing Scorecards on a *private* repository
+          # To create the PAT, follow the steps in https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#authentication-with-pat.
+          # repo_token: ${{ secrets.SCORECARD_TOKEN }}
+
+          # Public repositories:
+          #   - Publish results to OpenSSF REST API for easy access by consumers
+          #   - Allows the repository to include the Scorecard badge.
+          #   - See https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action#publishing-results.
+          # For private repositories:
+          #   - `publish_results` will always be set to `false`, regardless
+          #     of the value entered here.
+          publish_results: true
+
+      # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
+      # format to the repository Actions tab.
+      - name: "Upload artifact"
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: SARIF file
+          path: results.sarif
+          retention-days: 5
+
+      # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
+      - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@ce64ddcb0d8d890d2df4a9d1c04ff297367dea2a # v3.35.2
+        with:
+          sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8e9387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+repos:
+- repo: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
+  rev: v8.16.3
+  hooks:
+  - id: gitleaks
+- repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
+  rev: v1.52.2
+  hooks:
+  - id: golangci-lint
+- repo: https://github.com/jumanjihouse/pre-commit-hooks
+  rev: 3.0.0
+  hooks:
+  - id: shellcheck
+- repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+  rev: v4.4.0
+  hooks:
+  - id: end-of-file-fixer
+  - id: trailing-whitespace
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1dbe20c..55e3e56 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM golang:1.21-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.21-alpine@sha256:2414035b086e3c42b99654c8b26e6f5b1b1598080d65fd03c7f499552ff4dc94 AS builder
 
 # hadolint ignore=DL3018
 RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates git