diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
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+name: security checks
+permissions: read-all
+run-name: Security checks for ${{ github.repository }}@${{ github.ref }}
+on:
+  push: {}
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 8,16 * * *"
+jobs:
+  trivy-scan-fs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run Trivy
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
+        with:
+          scan-type: fs
+          scan-ref: .
+          trivy-config: trivy.yaml
diff --git a/trivy.yaml b/trivy.yaml
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+db:
+  download-only: false
+  light: false
+  no-progress: true
+  repository: ghcr.io/aquasecurity/trivy-db
+  skip-update: false
+debug: false
+exit-code: 1
+format: table
+image:
+  removed-pkgs: false
+insecure: false
+license:
+  forbidden: []
+  full: false
+  ignored: []
+  notice: []
+  permissive: []
+  reciprocal: []
+  restricted: []
+  unencumbered: []
+list-all-pkgs: false
+quiet: false
+scan:
+  file-patterns: []
+  scanners:
+    - vuln
+    - secret
+  skip-dirs: []
+  skip-files: []
+severity: LOW,MEDIUM,HIGH,CRITICAL
+timeout: 10m0s
+vulnerability:
+  ignore-unfixed: false
+  type: os,library