diff --git a/.github/workflows/activate-nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/activate-nightly-build.yml
index 6a35b33e3e2..2bd8cfe99ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/activate-nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/activate-nightly-build.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
     - name: set nightly version
       id: nightly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 3da47342ffe..4a3219e7dfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - name: Create backport PRs
         uses: korthout/backport-action@bd68141f079bd036e45ea8149bc9d174d5a04703 # v1.4.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
index bb46b8f741f..2c565bc6524 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           token: ${{ secrets.MOAUTO_WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout jans ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
         if: >-
           github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.version }}'
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml
index 49620d2b21a..335890c45c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-packages.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         path: temp-jans
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
     - uses: addnab/docker-run-action@4f65fabd2431ebc8d299f8e5a018d79a769ae185 # v3
       name: Build with Suse
       continue-on-error: true
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
     - uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 # v3.3.2
       id: cache-installers
       with:
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
     - name: Build with Ubuntu
       continue-on-error: true
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-wars.yml b/.github/workflows/build-wars.yml
index d9b3f417d05..ee984d83ab5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-wars.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-wars.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
          echo ${{ github.repository }}
          echo ${{ github.actor }}
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
           repository: ${{ github.repository }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/central_code_quality_check.yml b/.github/workflows/central_code_quality_check.yml
index 755abaab132..10720208aca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/central_code_quality_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/central_code_quality_check.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of sonarqube analysis
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clean_github_cache.yml b/.github/workflows/clean_github_cache.yml
index 5f4eaae4512..6ba10192c76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clean_github_cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clean_github_cache.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Cleanup
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index fdba806cb30..78b23276a67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-check.yml b/.github/workflows/commit-check.yml
index e7dfaae38e1..00213eb8f7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-check.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout Project
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           # We need to fetch with a depth of 2 for pull_request so we can do HEAD^2
           fetch-depth: 2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index fd27e55b6e2..943004d5ec3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: 'Checkout Repository'
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - name: 'Dependency Review'
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@0efb1d1d84fc9633afcdaad14c485cbbc90ef46c # v2.5.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build_image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_build_image.yml
index 27fa13fd372..cae72a24120 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build_image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build_image.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_imagescan.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_imagescan.yml
index f238aead472..e36d808a2ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_imagescan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_imagescan.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
     - name: Build the Container image
       run: docker build ./docker-jans-${{ matrix.docker-images }} --file ./docker-jans-${{ matrix.docker-images }}/Dockerfile --tag localbuild/scanimage:latest
     - uses: anchore/scan-action@62370b53ab026f5d09b9fb43a7b5ec4b73c1a8e0 # v3.3.7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index ef7f2656b27..20bad415daa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake8-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/flake8-lint.yml
index c1a2af3af9b..c6b180b4112 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake8-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake8-lint.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
     - name: Set up Python 3.8
       uses: actions/setup-python@65d7f2d534ac1bc67fcd62888c5f4f3d2cb2b236 # v4.7.1
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/jans_pycloud_build_package.yml b/.github/workflows/jans_pycloud_build_package.yml
index 6e90b224652..2e917a05f19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jans_pycloud_build_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jans_pycloud_build_package.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Import GPG key
         id: import_gpg
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label_pr_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/label_pr_issues.yml
index c0f91d2f8b2..59a8a201949 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label_pr_issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label_pr_issues.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
       - name: Setup Python 3.7
         uses: actions/setup-python@65d7f2d534ac1bc67fcd62888c5f4f3d2cb2b236 # v4.7.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/microk8s.yml b/.github/workflows/microk8s.yml
index 0cd6748756c..499c45a617f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/microk8s.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/microk8s.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
     - name: Test dev setup
       id: start_up_script
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/python-pytest.yml
index 94146b52cdd..194bafdc92d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-pytest.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
     - name: Set up Python 3.8
       uses: actions/setup-python@65d7f2d534ac1bc67fcd62888c5f4f3d2cb2b236 # v4.7.1
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f8add132042..e462494b31b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 8914809ad9c..4e739d3dd1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index 4e37ebdc37f..3431c7fb65c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         egress-policy: audit
 
     - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
     - name: Set up Python 3.8
       uses: actions/setup-python@65d7f2d534ac1bc67fcd62888c5f4f3d2cb2b236 # v4.7.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_docker_linux_installer.yml b/.github/workflows/test_docker_linux_installer.yml
index 299e99a484d..e37b5e3c36d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_docker_linux_installer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_docker_linux_installer.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
     - name: Set up Python3
       uses: actions/setup-python@65d7f2d534ac1bc67fcd62888c5f4f3d2cb2b236 # v4.7.1
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testcases.yml b/.github/workflows/testcases.yml
index e6ba08b2268..e50fa352bec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testcases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testcases.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         egress-policy: audit
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+    - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@65d7f2d534ac1bc67fcd62888c5f4f3d2cb2b236 # v4.7.1
       with: