diff --git a/.github/workflows/bandit.yml b/.github/workflows/bandit.yml
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+# 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.
+
+# Bandit is a security linter designed to find common security issues in Python code.
+# This action will run Bandit on your codebase.
+# The results of the scan will be found under the Security tab of your repository.
+
+# https://github.com/marketplace/actions/bandit-scan is ISC licensed, by abirismyname
+# https://pypi.org/project/bandit/ is Apache v2.0 licensed, by PyCQA
+
+name: Bandit
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master", "develop" ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ "master", "develop" ]
+
+jobs:
+  bandit:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read # for actions/checkout to fetch code
+      security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to upload SARIF results
+      actions: read # only required for a private repository by github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to get the Action run status
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Bandit Scan
+        uses: shundor/python-bandit-scan@9cc5aa4a006482b8a7f91134412df6772dbda22c
+        with: # optional arguments
+          # exit with 0, even with results found
+          exit_zero: true # optional, default is DEFAULT
+          # Github token of the repository (automatically created by Github)
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # Needed to get PR information.
+          # File or directory to run bandit on
+          # path: # optional, default is .
+          # Report only issues of a given severity level or higher. Can be LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH. Default is UNDEFINED (everything)
+          # level: # optional, default is UNDEFINED
+          # Report only issues of a given confidence level or higher. Can be LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH. Default is UNDEFINED (everything)
+          # confidence: # optional, default is UNDEFINED
+          # comma-separated list of paths (glob patterns supported) to exclude from scan (note that these are in addition to the excluded paths provided in the config file) (default: .svn,CVS,.bzr,.hg,.git,__pycache__,.tox,.eggs,*.egg)
+          # excluded_paths: # optional, default is DEFAULT
+          # comma-separated list of test IDs to skip
+          # skips: # optional, default is DEFAULT
+          # path to a .bandit file that supplies command line arguments
+          # ini_path: # optional, default is DEFAULT
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
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+# 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: [ "master", "develop" ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ "master", "develop" ]
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
+    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
+    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
+    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners
+    # Consider using larger runners for possible analysis time improvements.
+    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 120) || 360 }}
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'python' ]
+        # CodeQL supports [ 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift' ]
+        # Use only 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
+        # Use only 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+
+    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, Go, Java, or Swift).
+    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+    - name: Autobuild
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+
+    #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines.
+    #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
+
+    # - run: |
+    #     echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+    #     ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license_scanner.yml b/.github/workflows/license_scanner.yml
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+name: License Scanner
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master", "develop" ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ "master", "develop" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          profile: minimal
+          default: true
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update -y
+        sudo apt-get install -y libgirepository1.0-dev libleveldb-dev
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install license_scanner maturin
+        
+        pip install -e counterparty-rs
+        pip install -e counterparty-lib
+        pip install -e counterparty-cli
+        pip install evdev
+    - name: Analysing dependencies with licence_scanner
+      run: |
+        python counterparty-lib/counterpartylib/tools/checklicences.py
+    - name: Upload SARIF
+      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif/@v2
+      with:
+        sarif_file: license_scanner.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
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+name: Pylint
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master", "develop" ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ "master", "develop" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.11"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+          profile: minimal
+          default: true
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update -y
+        sudo apt-get install -y libgirepository1.0-dev libleveldb-dev
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install pylint maturin
+        pip install pylint-sarif-unofficial
+        pip install -e counterparty-rs
+        pip install -e counterparty-lib
+        pip install -e counterparty-cli
+        pip install evdev
+    - name: Analysing the code with pylint
+      run: |
+        pylint2sarif $(git ls-files '*.py') || true
+    - name: Upload SARIF
+      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif/@v2
+      with:
+        sarif_file: pylint.sarif
diff --git a/counterparty-lib/tools/checklicences.py b/counterparty-lib/tools/checklicences.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import tomllib
+import json
+
+# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
+from sh import license_scanner
+
+PACKAGE_NAME = "counterparty-lib"
+
+def scan_licenses():
+    cwd = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), PACKAGE_NAME)
+    licenses_str = license_scanner(_cwd=cwd).strip()
+    licenses = {}
+    current_license = None
+    for line in licenses_str.split('\n'):
+        if line.strip().startswith('=====') or line == "":
+            continue
+        if line.startswith(' - ') and current_license:
+            licenses[current_license].append(line[3:])
+            continue
+        current_license = line.strip()
+        licenses[current_license] = []
+    return licenses
+
+def get_allowed():
+    pyproject_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), PACKAGE_NAME, "pyproject.toml")
+    with open(pyproject_path, "rb") as file_pointer:
+        data = tomllib.load(file_pointer)
+    allowed_licenses = data['tool']['license_scanner']['allowed-licences']
+    allowed_packages = data['tool']['license_scanner']['allowed-packages']
+    return allowed_licenses, allowed_packages
+
+def generate_sarif(not_allowed_packages):
+    results = []
+    for license_name in not_allowed_packages:
+        for package in not_allowed_packages[license_name]:
+            results.append({
+                "level": "error",
+                "message": {
+                    "text": f"Package {package} has license {license_name} which is not allowed"
+                },
+                "ruleId": "not-allowed-license",
+                "locations": [
+                    {
+                        "physicalLocation": {
+                            "artifactLocation": {
+                                "uri": f"{PACKAGE_NAME}/pyproject.toml"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                ]
+            })
+    sarif = {
+        "version": "2.1.0",
+        "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/sarif-2.1.0-rtm.4",
+        "runs": [
+            {
+                "tool": {
+                    "driver": {
+                        "name": "license-scanner",
+                        "notifications": [],
+                        "rules": [
+                            {
+                                "id": "not-allowed-license",
+                                "shortDescription": {
+                                    "text": "License is not allowed"
+                                },
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    }
+                },
+                "results": results
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+    with open("license_scanner.sarif", "w", encoding="UTF-8") as outfile:
+        outfile.write(json.dumps(sarif, indent=4))
+
+def check_licenses():
+    # Run the license scanner
+    used_packages = scan_licenses()
+    used_licenses = list(used_packages.keys())
+    allowed_licenses, allowed_packages = get_allowed()
+    not_allowed_packages = {}
+    for license_name in used_licenses:
+        if license_name not in allowed_licenses:
+            for package in used_packages[license_name]:
+                if package not in allowed_packages:
+                    if license_name not in not_allowed_packages:
+                        not_allowed_packages[license_name] = []
+                    not_allowed_packages[license_name].append(package)
+    generate_sarif(not_allowed_packages)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    check_licenses()