diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe259ee4
--- /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 Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@407ffafae6a767df3e0230c3df91b6443ae8df75 # v2.22.8
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+          # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+          # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+      # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+      # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+      - name: Autobuild
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@407ffafae6a767df3e0230c3df91b6443ae8df75 # v2.22.8
+
+      # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+      # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+
+      #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
+      #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
+
+      # - run: |
+      #   echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+      #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@407ffafae6a767df3e0230c3df91b6443ae8df75 # v2.22.8
+        with:
+          category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd27e55b
--- /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 Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
+        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
+      - name: 'Dependency Review'
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@0efb1d1d84fc9633afcdaad14c485cbbc90ef46c # v2.5.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index bb23a90f..09b876c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     name: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@3a919529898de77ec3da873e3063ca4b10e7f5cc # v3.7.0
         with:
           version: latest
           args: --timeout=3m
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1b13e4c5..9d29ed88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -43,15 +43,15 @@ jobs:
     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.20.x
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 # v3.3.2
         with:
           path: |
             ~/go/pkg/mod
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-go-
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@343f7c4344506bcbf9b4de18042ae17996df046d # v3.0.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index dc0df775..f1642125 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-docgen.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-docgen.yml
index dce90d8d..52fe33a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-docgen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-docgen.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: ['main', 'release-*']
   pull_request:
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   docgen:
     name: Verify Docgen
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
         with:
           go-version: '1.19.x'
       - run: ./docgen/verify.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-licence.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-licence.yml
index 2e74ab66..010bc491 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-licence.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-licence.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: ['main', 'release-*']
   pull_request:
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
     license-check:
       name: license boilerplate check
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
-        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
           with:
             go-version: '1.18.x'
         - name: Install addlicense
diff --git a/.github/workflows/witness.yml b/.github/workflows/witness.yml
index 3a21372e..750dca81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/witness.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/witness.yml
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ jobs:
     witness:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
-          - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-          - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+          - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+          - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
             with:
               go-version: 1.21.x
 
           - if: ${{ inputs.artifact-download != '' }}
-            uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+            uses: actions/download-artifact@9bc31d5ccc31df68ecc42ccf4149144866c47d8a # v3.0.2
             with:
               name: ${{ inputs.artifact-download }}
               path: /tmp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
             run: ${{ inputs.command }}
 
           - if: ${{ inputs.artifact-upload-path != '' && inputs.artifact-upload-name != ''}}
-            uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+            uses: actions/upload-artifact@a8a3f3ad30e3422c9c7b888a15615d19a852ae32 # v3.1.3
             with:
               name: ${{ inputs.artifact-upload-name }}
               path: ${{ inputs.artifact-upload-path }}
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8e93873
--- /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