diff --git a/code-scanning/codeql.yml b/code-scanning/codeql.yml
index 37109ab..0e57f4b 100644
--- a/code-scanning/codeql.yml
+++ b/code-scanning/codeql.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         language: [ $detected-codeql-languages ]
         # CodeQL supports [ $supported-codeql-languages ]
-        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://git.io/codeql-language-support
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
 
     # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
+    # 📚 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
     #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
diff --git a/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-helm.yml b/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-helm.yml
index 948e7db..510abcd 100644
--- a/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-helm.yml
+++ b/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-helm.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 # To configure this workflow:
 #
 # 1. Set the following secrets in your repository (instructions for getting these 
-#    https://github.com/Azure/login#configure-a-service-principal-with-a-federated-credential-to-use-oidc-based-authentication):
+#    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/github/connect-from-azure?tabs=azure-cli%2Clinux)):
 #    - AZURE_CLIENT_ID
 #    - AZURE_TENANT_ID
 #    - AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
 #
 # 2. Set the following environment variables (or replace the values below):
 #    - AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY (name of your container registry / ACR)
+#    - CONTAINER_NAME (name of the container image you would like to push up to your ACR)
 #    - RESOURCE_GROUP (where your cluster is deployed)
 #    - CLUSTER_NAME (name of your AKS cluster)
-#    - CONTAINER_NAME (name of the container image you would like to push up to your ACR)
-#    - SECRET_NAME (name of the secret associated with pulling your ACR image)
+#    - IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME (name of the ImagePullSecret that will be created to pull your ACR image)
 #
 # 3. Choose the appropriate render engine for the bake step https://github.com/Azure/k8s-bake. The config below assumes Helm.
 #    Set your helmChart, overrideFiles, overrides, and helm-version to suit your configuration.
@@ -48,12 +48,10 @@ env:
   CHART_OVERRIDE_PATH: "your-chart-override-path"
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  buildImage:
     permissions:
-      actions: read
       contents: read
       id-token: write
-      
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     # Checks out the repository this file is in
@@ -72,6 +70,20 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         az acr build --image ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }} --registry ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} .
 
+  createSecret:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    # Logs in with your Azure credentials
+    - name: Azure login
+      uses: azure/login@v1.4.3
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+        tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+        subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+
     # Retrieves your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster's kubeconfig file
     - name: Get K8s context
       uses: azure/aks-set-context@v2.0
@@ -85,7 +97,9 @@ jobs:
         az acr update -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} --admin-enabled true
         ACR_USERNAME=$(az acr credential show -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} --query username -o tsv)
         ACR_PASSWORD=$(az acr credential show -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} --query passwords[0].value -o tsv)
+        echo "::add-mask::${ACR_USERNAME}"
         echo "::set-output name=username::${ACR_USERNAME}"
+        echo "::add-mask::${ACR_PASSWORD}"
         echo "::set-output name=password::${ACR_PASSWORD}"
       id: get-acr-creds
 
@@ -96,7 +110,30 @@ jobs:
         container-registry-url: ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io
         container-registry-username: ${{ steps.get-acr-creds.outputs.username }}
         container-registry-password: ${{ steps.get-acr-creds.outputs.password }}
-        secret-name: ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
+        secret-name: ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }} 
+
+  deploy:
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [buildImage, createSecret]
+    steps:
+    # Logs in with your Azure credentials
+    - name: Azure login
+      uses: azure/login@v1.4.3
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+        tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+        subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+        
+    # Retrieves your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster's kubeconfig file
+    - name: Get K8s context
+      uses: azure/aks-set-context@v2.0
+      with:
+        resource-group: ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }}
+        cluster-name: ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }}
 
     # Runs Helm to create manifest files
     - name: Bake deployment
@@ -112,11 +149,11 @@ jobs:
 
     # Deploys application based on manifest files from previous step
     - name: Deploy application
-      uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v3.0
+      uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v3.1
       with:
         action: deploy
         manifests: ${{ steps.bake.outputs.manifestsBundle }}
         images: |
           ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }}
         imagepullsecrets: |
-          ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
+          ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-kompose.yml b/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-kompose.yml
index 7c25319..0cf23ba 100644
--- a/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-kompose.yml
+++ b/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-kompose.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 # To configure this workflow:
 #
 # 1. Set the following secrets in your repository (instructions for getting these 
-#    https://github.com/Azure/login#configure-a-service-principal-with-a-federated-credential-to-use-oidc-based-authentication):
+#    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/github/connect-from-azure?tabs=azure-cli%2Clinux):
 #    - AZURE_CLIENT_ID
 #    - AZURE_TENANT_ID
 #    - AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
 #
 # 2. Set the following environment variables (or replace the values below):
 #    - AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY (name of your container registry / ACR)
+#    - CONTAINER_NAME (name of the container image you would like to push up to your ACR)
 #    - RESOURCE_GROUP (where your cluster is deployed)
 #    - CLUSTER_NAME (name of your AKS cluster)
-#    - CONTAINER_NAME (name of the container image you would like to push up to your ACR)
-#    - SECRET_NAME (name of the secret associated with pulling your ACR image)
+#    - IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME (name of the ImagePullSecret that will be created to pull your ACR image)
 #
 # 3. Choose the appropriate render engine for the bake step https://github.com/Azure/k8s-bake. The config below assumes Kompose.
 #    Set your dockerComposeFile and kompose-version to suit your configuration.
@@ -40,12 +40,10 @@ env:
   DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE_PATH: "your-docker-compose-file-path"
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  buildImage:
     permissions:
-      actions: read
       contents: read
       id-token: write
-      
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     # Checks out the repository this file is in
@@ -63,7 +61,21 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build and push image to ACR
       run: |
         az acr build --image ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }} --registry ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} .
-
+  
+  createSecret:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    # Logs in with your Azure credentials
+    - name: Azure login
+      uses: azure/login@v1.4.3
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+        tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+        subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+        
     # Retrieves your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster's kubeconfig file
     - name: Get K8s context
       uses: azure/aks-set-context@v2.0
@@ -77,7 +89,9 @@ jobs:
         az acr update -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} --admin-enabled true
         ACR_USERNAME=$(az acr credential show -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} --query username -o tsv)
         ACR_PASSWORD=$(az acr credential show -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} --query passwords[0].value -o tsv)
+        echo "::add-mask::${ACR_USERNAME}"
         echo "::set-output name=username::${ACR_USERNAME}"
+        echo "::add-mask::${ACR_PASSWORD}"
         echo "::set-output name=password::${ACR_PASSWORD}"
       id: get-acr-creds
 
@@ -88,7 +102,33 @@ jobs:
         container-registry-url: ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io
         container-registry-username: ${{ steps.get-acr-creds.outputs.username }}
         container-registry-password: ${{ steps.get-acr-creds.outputs.password }}
-        secret-name: ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
+        secret-name: ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}  
+  
+  deploy:
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [buildImage, createSecret]
+    steps:
+    # Checks out the repository this file is in
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    
+    # Logs in with your Azure credentials
+    - name: Azure login
+      uses: azure/login@v1.4.3
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+        tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+        subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+
+    # Retrieves your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster's kubeconfig file
+    - name: Get K8s context
+      uses: azure/aks-set-context@v2.0
+      with:
+        resource-group: ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }}
+        cluster-name: ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }}
 
     # Runs Kompose to create manifest files
     - name: Bake deployment
@@ -101,11 +141,11 @@ jobs:
 
     # Deploys application based on manifest files from previous step
     - name: Deploy application
-      uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v3.0
+      uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v3.1
       with:
         action: deploy
         manifests: ${{ steps.bake.outputs.manifestsBundle }}
         images: |
           ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }}
         imagepullsecrets: |
-          ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
+          ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-kustomize.yml b/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-kustomize.yml
index f6928d0..14469db 100644
--- a/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-kustomize.yml
+++ b/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service-kustomize.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
 # To configure this workflow:
 #
 # 1. Set the following secrets in your repository (instructions for getting these 
-#    https://github.com/Azure/login#configure-a-service-principal-with-a-federated-credential-to-use-oidc-based-authentication):
+#    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/github/connect-from-azure?tabs=azure-cli%2Clinux):
 #    - AZURE_CLIENT_ID
 #    - AZURE_TENANT_ID
 #    - AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
 #
 # 2. Set the following environment variables (or replace the values below):
 #    - AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY (name of your container registry / ACR)
+#    - CONTAINER_NAME (name of the container image you would like to push up to your ACR)
 #    - RESOURCE_GROUP (where your cluster is deployed)
 #    - CLUSTER_NAME (name of your AKS cluster)
-#    - CONTAINER_NAME (name of the container image you would like to push up to your ACR)
-#    - SECRET_NAME (name of the secret associated with pulling your ACR image)
+#    - IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME (name of the ImagePullSecret that will be created to pull your ACR image)
 #
 # 3. Choose the appropriate render engine for the bake step https://github.com/Azure/k8s-bake. The config below assumes Kustomize.
 #    Set your kustomizationPath and kubectl-version to suit your configuration.
@@ -46,12 +46,10 @@ env:
   KUSTOMIZE_PATH: "your-kustomize-path"
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  buildImage:
     permissions:
-      actions: read
       contents: read
       id-token: write
-      
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     # Checks out the repository this file is in
@@ -69,6 +67,23 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build and push image to ACR
       run: |
         az acr build --image ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }} --registry ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} .
+  
+  createSecret:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    # Checks out the repository this file is in
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    # Logs in with your Azure credentials
+    - name: Azure login
+      uses: azure/login@v1.4.3
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+        tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+        subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
 
     # Retrieves your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster's kubeconfig file
     - name: Get K8s context
@@ -83,7 +98,9 @@ jobs:
         az acr update -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} --admin-enabled true
         ACR_USERNAME=$(az acr credential show -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} --query username -o tsv)
         ACR_PASSWORD=$(az acr credential show -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} --query passwords[0].value -o tsv)
+        echo "::add-mask::${ACR_USERNAME}"
         echo "::set-output name=username::${ACR_USERNAME}"
+        echo "::add-mask::${ACR_PASSWORD}"
         echo "::set-output name=password::${ACR_PASSWORD}"
       id: get-acr-creds
 
@@ -94,7 +111,33 @@ jobs:
         container-registry-url: ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io
         container-registry-username: ${{ steps.get-acr-creds.outputs.username }}
         container-registry-password: ${{ steps.get-acr-creds.outputs.password }}
-        secret-name: ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
+        secret-name: ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}  
+  
+  deploy:
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [buildImage, createSecret]
+    steps:
+    # Checks out the repository this file is in
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    # Logs in with your Azure credentials
+    - name: Azure login
+      uses: azure/login@v1.4.3
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+        tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+        subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+
+    # Retrieves your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster's kubeconfig file
+    - name: Get K8s context
+      uses: azure/aks-set-context@v2.0
+      with:
+        resource-group: ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }}
+        cluster-name: ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }}
 
     # Runs Kustomize to create manifest files
     - name: Bake deployment
@@ -107,11 +150,11 @@ jobs:
 
     # Deploys application based on manifest files from previous step
     - name: Deploy application
-      uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v3.0
+      uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v3.1
       with:
         action: deploy
         manifests: ${{ steps.bake.outputs.manifestsBundle }}
         images: |
           ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }}
         imagepullsecrets: |
-          ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
+          ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service.yml b/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service.yml
index bb513d4..d04a2ac 100644
--- a/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service.yml
+++ b/deployments/azure-kubernetes-service.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 #
 # To configure this workflow:
 #
-# 1. Set the following secrets in your repository (instructions for getting these 
-#    https://github.com/Azure/login#configure-a-service-principal-with-a-federated-credential-to-use-oidc-based-authentication):
+# 1. Set the following secrets in your repository (instructions for getting these can be found at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/github/connect-from-azure?tabs=azure-cli%2Clinux):
 #    - AZURE_CLIENT_ID
 #    - AZURE_TENANT_ID
 #    - AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
 #    - RESOURCE_GROUP (where your cluster is deployed)
 #    - CLUSTER_NAME (name of your AKS cluster)
 #    - CONTAINER_NAME (name of the container image you would like to push up to your ACR)
-#    - SECRET_NAME (name of the secret associated with pulling your ACR image)
+#    - IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME (name of the ImagePullSecret that will be created to pull your ACR image)
 #    - DEPLOYMENT_MANIFEST_PATH (path to the manifest yaml for your deployment)
 #
 # For more information on GitHub Actions for Azure, refer to https://github.com/Azure/Actions
@@ -43,12 +42,10 @@ env:
   DEPLOYMENT_MANIFEST_PATH: 'your-deployment-manifest-path'
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  buildImage:
     permissions:
-      actions: read
       contents: read
       id-token: write
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     # Checks out the repository this file is in
@@ -67,6 +64,20 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         az acr build --image ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }} --registry ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} .
 
+  createSecret:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    # Logs in with your Azure credentials
+    - name: Azure login
+      uses: azure/login@v1.4.3
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+        tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+        subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      
     # Retrieves your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster's kubeconfig file
     - name: Get K8s context
       uses: azure/aks-set-context@v2.0
@@ -80,7 +91,9 @@ jobs:
         az acr update -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} --admin-enabled true
         ACR_USERNAME=$(az acr credential show -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} --query username -o tsv)
         ACR_PASSWORD=$(az acr credential show -g ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }} -n ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }} --query passwords[0].value -o tsv)
+        echo "::add-mask::${ACR_USERNAME}"
         echo "::set-output name=username::${ACR_USERNAME}"
+        echo "::add-mask::${ACR_PASSWORD}"
         echo "::set-output name=password::${ACR_PASSWORD}"
       id: get-acr-creds
 
@@ -93,13 +106,39 @@ jobs:
         container-registry-password: ${{ steps.get-acr-creds.outputs.password }}
         secret-name: ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}  
 
+  deploy:
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [buildImage, createSecret]
+    steps:
+    # Checks out the repository this file is in
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    
+    # Logs in with your Azure credentials
+    - name: Azure login
+      uses: azure/login@v1.4.3
+      with:
+        client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+        tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+        subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      
+    # Retrieves your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster's kubeconfig file
+    - name: Get K8s context
+      uses: azure/aks-set-context@v2.0
+      with:
+        resource-group: ${{ env.RESOURCE_GROUP }}
+        cluster-name: ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }}
+
     # Deploys application based on given manifest file
     - name: Deploys application
-      uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v3.0
+      uses: Azure/k8s-deploy@v3.1
       with:
         action: deploy
         manifests: ${{ env.DEPLOYMENT_MANIFEST_PATH }}
         images: |
           ${{ env.AZURE_CONTAINER_REGISTRY }}.azurecr.io/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:${{ github.sha }}
         imagepullsecrets: |
-          ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
+          ${{ env.IMAGE_PULL_SECRET_NAME }}
\ No newline at end of file