diff --git a/.github/scripts/parse_sarif.py b/.github/scripts/parse_sarif.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16af3b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/parse_sarif.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+@dataclass
+class EvaluationResult:
+    gate_failed: bool
+    gate_warn: bool
+    
+def evaluate(sarif_paths):
+    if isinstance(sarif_paths, str):
+        sarif_paths = [sarif_paths]
+
+    max_score = 0.0
+    for path in sarif_paths:
+        with open(path) as f:
+            sarif = json.load(f, strict=False)
+
+        for run in sarif.get("runs", []):
+            rules = run["tool"]["driver"].get("rules", [])
+            severities = {r["id"]: r.get("properties", {}).get("security-severity") for r in rules}
+                        
+            for result in run.get("results", []):
+                score = severities.get(result["ruleId"])
+                if score is not None:
+                    max_score = max(max_score, float(score))
+                    
+    return EvaluationResult(
+            gate_failed=max_score >= 8,
+            gate_warn=5 <= max_score < 8,
+        )
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diff --git a/.github/scripts/readme.md b/.github/scripts/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2061ca7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# SCA Pipeline
+
+Security scanning runs automatically on every pull request to detect vulnerable dependencies before merging.
+We generate a CycloneDX SBOM from the project to ensure accurate results with no false positives.
+
+## Files
+
+- **setup-tools.sh** : Installs the scanning tools: Trivy, OSV Scanner, and OWASP Dependency-Check.
+- **run_sca.py** : Orchestrates all three tools and prints a pass/fail summary at the end.
+- **osv-scanner.toml** : OSV Scanner suppression list for vulnerabilities that cannot be fixed yet, with reasons and expiry dates.
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diff --git a/.github/scripts/run_sca_app.py b/.github/scripts/run_sca_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..455e652c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/run_sca_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import subprocess
+import os
+import sys
+import logging
+import json 
+from parse_sarif import evaluate
+
+GREEN = '\033[92m'
+RED = '\033[91m'
+RESET = '\033[0m'
+BOLD = '\033[1m'
+YELLOW = '\033[93m'  
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format='%(message)s' # Clean format to prevent double-timestamps in CI logs
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger("sca-orchestrator")
+
+def run_trivy():
+    cmd = [
+        "trivy", "sbom",
+        "target/bom.json",
+        "--format", "sarif",
+        "--ignorefile", ".github/scripts/supress_trivy.yaml",
+        "--output", "trivy-app.sarif"
+    ]
+
+    return subprocess.run(cmd).returncode
+
+def run_osv_scanner():
+    cmd = [
+        "osv-scanner", "scan", "source",
+        "--lockfile", "target/bom.json",
+        "--config", ".github/scripts/supress_osv_scanner.toml",
+        "--format", "sarif",
+        "--output-file", "osv-scanner-app.sarif"
+    ]
+    
+    return subprocess.run(cmd).returncode
+
+def merge_sarifs():
+    merged = {
+        "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oasis-tcs/sarif-spec/main/sarif-2.1/schema/sarif-schema-2.1.0.json",
+        "version": "2.1.0",
+        "runs": [],
+    }
+
+    for path in ("trivy-app.sarif", "osv-scanner-app.sarif"):
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            logger.warning(f"{path} not found, skipping in merge")
+            continue
+        with open(path) as f:
+            sarif = json.load(f, strict=False)
+        merged["runs"].extend(sarif.get("runs", []))
+
+    with open("merged-SCA-platform-backend-app.sarif", "w") as f:
+        json.dump(merged, f)
+
+    logger.info("SARIF files merged successfully.")
+
+
+
+def main():
+    tools = [run_trivy, run_osv_scanner]
+
+    exit_codes = {}
+    for tool in tools:
+        exit_codes[tool.__name__] = tool()
+        logger.info("-" * 40)
+
+    merge_sarifs()  # combined artifact only, not used for the gate decision
+
+    sarif_files = {"trivy": "trivy-app.sarif", "osv-scanner": "osv-scanner-app.sarif"}
+    tool_status = {}   # "PASSED" | "WARNING" | "FAILED"
+    gate_failed = False
+
+    for name, path in sarif_files.items():
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            logger.error(f"{RED}[!] {name} SARIF file missing, skipping evaluation: {path}{RESET}")
+            tool_status[name] = "FAILED, Something is wrong with the tool execution, please check the logs."
+            gate_failed = True
+            continue
+
+        eval_result = evaluate(path)
+
+        if eval_result.gate_failed:
+            tool_status[name] = "FAILED"          # this tool found CVSS >= 8.0
+            gate_failed = True
+        elif eval_result.gate_warn:
+            tool_status[name] = "WARNING"         # this tool found 5.0 <= CVSS < 8.0
+        else:
+            tool_status[name] = "PASSED"          # this tool found nothing >= 5.0
+
+    logger.info(f"\n{BOLD}========== SCA PIPELINE SUMMARY =========={RESET}")
+    for name, status in tool_status.items():
+        if status == "PASSED":
+            logger.info(f"[{name}]: {GREEN}PASSED{RESET}")
+        elif status == "WARNING":
+            logger.warning(f"[{name}]: {YELLOW}WARNING (findings between 5.0 and 8.0){RESET}")
+        else:
+            logger.error(f"[{name}]: {RED}FAILED (CVSS >= 8.0 found){RESET}")
+    logger.info(f"{BOLD}=========================================={RESET}\n")
+
+    if gate_failed:
+        logger.error(f"{RED}One or more SCA tools failed the gate check.{RESET}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/.github/scripts/run_sca_image.py b/.github/scripts/run_sca_image.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a20a8457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/run_sca_image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import subprocess
+import os
+import sys
+import logging
+import json 
+from parse_sarif import evaluate
+
+GREEN = '\033[92m'
+RED = '\033[91m'
+RESET = '\033[0m'
+BOLD = '\033[1m'
+YELLOW = '\033[93m'  
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format='%(message)s' # Clean format to prevent double-timestamps in CI logs
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger("sca-orchestrator")
+def run_trivy():
+    cmd = [
+        "trivy", "image",
+        "platform-backend:testing",
+        "--format", "sarif",
+        "--ignorefile", ".github/scripts/supress_trivy.yaml",
+        "--output", "trivy-image.sarif"
+    ]
+    return subprocess.run(cmd).returncode
+
+
+def run_osv_scanner():
+    cmd = [
+        "osv-scanner", "scan", "image",
+        "platform-backend:testing",
+        "--config", ".github/scripts/supress_osv_scanner.toml",
+        "--format", "sarif",
+        "--output-file", "osv-scanner-image.sarif"
+    ]
+    return subprocess.run(cmd).returncode
+
+def merge_sarifs():
+
+    merged = {
+        "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/oasis-tcs/sarif-spec/main/sarif-2.1/schema/sarif-schema-2.1.0.json",
+        "version": "2.1.0",
+        "runs": [],
+    }
+
+    for path in ("trivy-image.sarif", "osv-scanner-image.sarif"):
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            logger.warning(f"{path} not found, skipping in merge")
+            continue
+        with open(path) as f:
+            sarif = json.load(f, strict=False)
+        merged["runs"].extend(sarif.get("runs", []))
+
+    with open("merged-SCA-platform-backend-image.sarif", "w") as f:
+        json.dump(merged, f)
+
+    logger.info("SARIF files merged successfully.")
+
+
+
+def main():
+    tools = [run_trivy, run_osv_scanner]
+
+    exit_codes = {}
+    for tool in tools:
+        exit_codes[tool.__name__] = tool()
+        logger.info("-" * 40)
+
+    merge_sarifs()  # combined artifact only, not used for the gate decision
+
+    sarif_files = {"trivy": "trivy-image.sarif", "osv-scanner": "osv-scanner-image.sarif"}
+    tool_status = {}   # "PASSED" | "WARNING" | "FAILED"
+    gate_failed = False
+
+    for name, path in sarif_files.items():
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            logger.error(f"{RED}[!] {name} SARIF file missing, skipping evaluation: {path}{RESET}")
+            tool_status[name] = "FAILED, Something is wrong with the tool execution, please check the logs."
+            gate_failed = True
+            continue
+
+        eval_result = evaluate(path)
+
+        if eval_result.gate_failed:
+            tool_status[name] = "FAILED"          # this tool found CVSS >= 8.0 
+            gate_failed = True                    # Fail the gate if any tool fails
+        elif eval_result.gate_warn:
+            tool_status[name] = "WARNING"         # this tool found 5.0 <= CVSS < 8.0
+        else:
+            tool_status[name] = "PASSED"          # this tool found nothing >= 5.0
+
+    logger.info(f"\n{BOLD}========== SCA PIPELINE SUMMARY =========={RESET}")
+    for name, status in tool_status.items():
+        if status == "PASSED":
+            logger.info(f"[{name}]: {GREEN}PASSED{RESET}")
+        elif status == "WARNING":
+            logger.warning(f"[{name}]: {YELLOW}WARNING (findings between 5.0 and 8.0){RESET}")
+        else:
+            logger.error(f"[{name}]: {RED}FAILED (CVSS >= 8.0 found){RESET}")
+    logger.info(f"{BOLD}=========================================={RESET}\n")
+
+    if gate_failed:
+        logger.error(f"{RED}One or more SCA tools failed the gate check.{RESET}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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diff --git a/.github/scripts/setup-tools.sh b/.github/scripts/setup-tools.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d502f886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/setup-tools.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Install Trivy
+curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aquasecurity/trivy/main/contrib/install.sh | sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin v0.71.1
+
+# Install OSV Scanner
+curl -L https://github.com/google/osv-scanner/releases/download/v2.4.0/osv-scanner_linux_amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/osv-scanner
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/osv-scanner
+
+
+# Generate SBOM based on project type
+
+PROJECT_TYPE="${1:-none}"   # maven | npm | none
+case "$PROJECT_TYPE" in
+  maven)
+    echo "Generating SBOM for Maven project"
+    mvn org.cyclonedx:cyclonedx-maven-plugin:makeAggregateBom -q
+    ;;
+  npm)
+    echo "Generating SBOM for NPM project"
+    npx --yes @cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm --output-file bom.json
+    ;;
+  none)
+    echo "No SBOM generation needed for image pipelines"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unknown PROJECT_TYPE: $PROJECT_TYPE" >&2 # redirect error message to stderr
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
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diff --git a/.github/scripts/supress_osv_scanner.toml b/.github/scripts/supress_osv_scanner.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5075b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/supress_osv_scanner.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[[IgnoredVulns]]
+id = "GHSA-5jmj-h7xm-6q6v"
+ignoreUntil = 2026-09-30
+reason = "The proposed fix version 2.21.5 not yet released"
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diff --git a/.github/scripts/supress_trivy.yaml b/.github/scripts/supress_trivy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c8cae89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/supress_trivy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vulnerabilities:
+  - id: CVE-2026-54515
+    statement: "The proposed fix version 2.21.5 not yet released"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/sca_app.yml b/.github/workflows/sca_app.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b560ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sca_app.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: SCA CI - app
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  sca:
+    name: Software Composition Analysis
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    # TODO: Migrate back to debian:trixie once pipeline MVP is fully stable
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write # required for uploading SCA results to github security
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 #v6.2.0
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.14.4'
+          
+      - name: Cache Maven packages
+        uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 #v6.1.0
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository # /.m2 only is too braod and can cause cache corruption issues
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-v1-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-v1-
+   
+      - name: Resolve Maven dependencies
+        run: mvn dependency:resolve -q
+
+      - name: Setup tools
+        run: bash .github/scripts/setup-tools.sh maven
+
+      - name: Run SCA tools
+        run: python .github/scripts/run_sca_app.py
+
+      - name: Upload Trivy SARIF to GitHub Security tab
+        id: upload_trivy
+        if: always()
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@c35d1b164463ee62a100735382aaaa525c5d3496 #v2.25.6
+        with:
+          sarif_file: trivy-app.sarif
+
+      - name: Upload OSV Scanner SARIF to GitHub Security tab
+        id: upload_osv
+        if: always()
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@c35d1b164463ee62a100735382aaaa525c5d3496 #v2.25.6
+        with:
+          sarif_file: osv-scanner-app.sarif
+
+      - name: Upload merged SARIF to GitHub Security tab
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.upload_trivy.outcome == 'success' && steps.upload_osv.outcome == 'success' }}
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@c35d1b164463ee62a100735382aaaa525c5d3496 #v2.25.6
+        with:
+          sarif_file: merged-SCA-platform-backend-app.sarif
+          category: merged-sca
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/sca_image.yml b/.github/workflows/sca_image.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b2e614a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sca_image.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: SCA CI - image
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  sca:
+    name: Software Composition Analysis
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    # TODO: Migrate back to debian:trixie once pipeline MVP is fully stable
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write # required for uploading SCA results to github security
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 #v6.2.0
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.14.4'
+     
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: docker build -t platform-backend:testing .
+
+      - name: Setup tools
+        run: bash .github/scripts/setup-tools.sh
+
+      - name: Run SCA tools
+        run: python .github/scripts/run_sca_image.py
+
+      - name: Upload Trivy SARIF to GitHub Security tab
+        id: upload_trivy
+        if: always()
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@c35d1b164463ee62a100735382aaaa525c5d3496 #v2.25.6
+        with:
+          sarif_file: trivy-image.sarif
+
+      - name: Upload OSV Scanner SARIF to GitHub Security tab
+        id: upload_osv
+        if: always()
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@c35d1b164463ee62a100735382aaaa525c5d3496 #v2.25.6
+        with:
+          sarif_file: osv-scanner-image.sarif
+
+      - name: Upload merged SARIF to GitHub Security tab
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.upload_trivy.outcome == 'success' && steps.upload_osv.outcome == 'success' }}
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@c35d1b164463ee62a100735382aaaa525c5d3496 #v2.25.6
+        with:
+          sarif_file: merged-SCA-platform-backend-image.sarif
+          category: merged-sca
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index aa9e3710..2fb4aa23 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache curl
 #######################################################
 # Install dockerize
 #######################################################
-ENV DOCKERIZE_VERSION=v0.10.1
+ENV DOCKERIZE_VERSION=v0.13.0
 RUN wget https://github.com/jwilder/dockerize/releases/download/$DOCKERIZE_VERSION/dockerize-alpine-linux-amd64-$DOCKERIZE_VERSION.tar.gz \
     && tar -C /usr/local/bin -xzvf dockerize-alpine-linux-amd64-$DOCKERIZE_VERSION.tar.gz \
     && rm dockerize-alpine-linux-amd64-$DOCKERIZE_VERSION.tar.gz
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b8a333a0..7d5b41a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
         <tomcat.version>11.0.22</tomcat.version>
         <snakeyaml.version>2.6</snakeyaml.version>
         <nimbus-jose-jwt.version>10.9.1</nimbus-jose-jwt.version>
+        <jackson-2-bom.version>2.21.4</jackson-2-bom.version>
+        <jackson-bom.version>3.1.4</jackson-bom.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>