diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index d71522864b..1c16653615 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:dev-8.0
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:dev-8.0@sha256:34f4c4a5f6921ff4c147ee3224d4e4af92d479799bd65d9cfbbcb499c0594e90
 
 # [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
 # RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_prepare.yml b/.github/workflows/_prepare.yml
index 9f70c547f7..e369c5d157 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_prepare.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_prepare.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 on:
   workflow_call:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   prepare:
     name: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b0990bcf5
--- /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@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: 'Checkout Repository'
+        uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
+      - name: 'Dependency Review'
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@5a2ce3f5b92ee19cbb1541a4984c76d921601d7c # v4.3.4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mkdocs.yml b/.github/workflows/mkdocs.yml
index 9182452b60..bbebce6cf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mkdocs.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ defaults:
   run:
     shell: pwsh
     
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   docs:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write  # for Git to git push
     name: Update Markdown (embedded snippets)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 033d0c2dbd..6d8aa38e86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [ published ]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Trigger ci flow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8fc8e4b34
--- /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 Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@91182cccc01eb5e619899d80e4e971d6181294a7 # v2.10.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: "Checkout code"
+        uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: "Run analysis"
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@dc50aa9510b46c811795eb24b2f1ba02a914e534 # v2.3.3
+        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@b4b15b8c7c6ac21ea08fcf65892d2ee8f75cf882 # v4.4.3
+        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@f779452ac5af1c261dce0346a8f964149f49322b # v3.26.13
+        with:
+          sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8562a434e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+repos:
+- repo: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks
+  rev: v8.16.3
+  hooks:
+  - id: gitleaks
+- 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