diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d3140b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# 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: '32 4 * * 0'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'python', 'ruby' ]
+        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby' ]
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://git.io/codeql-language-support
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+      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.
+        # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
+
+    # 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@v1
+
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
+
+    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
+    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
+    #    uses a compiled language
+
+    #- run: |
+    #   make bootstrap
+    #   make release
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
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diff --git a/images/macos/provision/bootstrap-provisioner/kcpassword.py b/images/macos/provision/bootstrap-provisioner/kcpassword.py
index 6ab3a51b9..8b50a3e26 100755
--- a/images/macos/provision/bootstrap-provisioner/kcpassword.py
+++ b/images/macos/provision/bootstrap-provisioner/kcpassword.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 
-def kcpassword(passwd):
+def encode_data(passwd):
     # The magic 11 bytes - these are just repeated
     # 0x7D 0x89 0x52 0x23 0xD2 0xBC 0xDD 0xEA 0xA3 0xB9 0x1F
     key = [125,137,82,35,210,188,221,234,163,185,31]
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ def kcpassword(passwd):
     return bytearray(passwd)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    passwd = kcpassword(sys.argv[1])
+    runner_pwd_encoded = encode_data(sys.argv[1])
     fd = os.open('/etc/kcpassword', os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT, 0o600)
     file = os.fdopen(fd, 'wb')
     file.truncate(0)
-    file.write(passwd)
+    file.write(runner_pwd_encoded)
     file.close()
 
 """