diff --git a/python/.bandit.yml b/python/.bandit.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# sourcing this file is needed to make local development and integration testing work
+
+# load local python virtualenv if exists
+
+### Bandit config file generated from:
+# '/usr/local/bin/bandit-config-generator -o .bandit.yaml'
+
+### This config may optionally select a subset of tests to run or skip by
+### filling out the 'tests' and 'skips' lists given below. If no tests are
+### specified for inclusion then it is assumed all tests are desired. The skips
+### set will remove specific tests from the include set. This can be controlled
+### using the -t/-s CLI options. Note that the same test ID should not appear
+### in both 'tests' and 'skips', this would be nonsensical and is detected by
+### Bandit at runtime.
+
+# Available tests:
+# B101 : assert_used
+# B102 : exec_used
+# B103 : set_bad_file_permissions
+# B104 : hardcoded_bind_all_interfaces
+# B105 : hardcoded_password_string
+# B106 : hardcoded_password_funcarg
+# B107 : hardcoded_password_default
+# B108 : hardcoded_tmp_directory
+# B110 : try_except_pass
+# B112 : try_except_continue
+# B201 : flask_debug_true
+# B301 : pickle
+# B302 : marshal
+# B303 : md5
+# B304 : ciphers
+# B305 : cipher_modes
+# B306 : mktemp_q
+# B307 : eval
+# B308 : mark_safe
+# B309 : httpsconnection
+# B310 : urllib_urlopen
+# B311 : random
+# B312 : telnetlib
+# B313 : xml_bad_cElementTree
+# B314 : xml_bad_ElementTree
+# B315 : xml_bad_expatreader
+# B316 : xml_bad_expatbuilder
+# B317 : xml_bad_sax
+# B318 : xml_bad_minidom
+# B319 : xml_bad_pulldom
+# B320 : xml_bad_etree
+# B321 : ftplib
+# B322 : input
+# B323 : unverified_context
+# B324 : hashlib_new_insecure_functions
+# B325 : tempnam
+# B401 : import_telnetlib
+# B402 : import_ftplib
+# B403 : import_pickle
+# B404 : import_subprocess
+# B405 : import_xml_etree
+# B406 : import_xml_sax
+# B407 : import_xml_expat
+# B408 : import_xml_minidom
+# B409 : import_xml_pulldom
+# B410 : import_lxml
+# B411 : import_xmlrpclib
+# B412 : import_httpoxy
+# B413 : import_pycrypto
+# B501 : request_with_no_cert_validation
+# B502 : ssl_with_bad_version
+# B503 : ssl_with_bad_defaults
+# B504 : ssl_with_no_version
+# B505 : weak_cryptographic_key
+# B506 : yaml_load
+# B507 : ssh_no_host_key_verification
+# B601 : paramiko_calls
+# B602 : subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true
+# B603 : subprocess_without_shell_equals_true
+# B604 : any_other_function_with_shell_equals_true
+# B605 : start_process_with_a_shell
+# B606 : start_process_with_no_shell
+# B607 : start_process_with_partial_path
+# B608 : hardcoded_sql_expressions
+# B609 : linux_commands_wildcard_injection
+# B610 : django_extra_used
+# B611 : django_rawsql_used
+# B701 : jinja2_autoescape_false
+# B702 : use_of_mako_templates
+# B703 : django_mark_safe
+
+# (optional) list included test IDs here, eg '[B101, B406]':
+tests:
+
+# (optional) list skipped test IDs here, eg '[B101, B406]':
+skips:
+
+### (optional) plugin settings - some test plugins require configuration data
+### that may be given here, per-plugin. All bandit test plugins have a built in
+### set of sensible defaults and these will be used if no configuration is
+### provided. It is not necessary to provide settings for every (or any) plugin
+### if the defaults are acceptable.
+
+any_other_function_with_shell_equals_true:
+  no_shell:
+  - os.execl
+  - os.execle
+  - os.execlp
+  - os.execlpe
+  - os.execv
+  - os.execve
+  - os.execvp
+  - os.execvpe
+  - os.spawnl
+  - os.spawnle
+  - os.spawnlp
+  - os.spawnlpe
+  - os.spawnv
+  - os.spawnve
+  - os.spawnvp
+  - os.spawnvpe
+  - os.startfile
+  shell:
+  - os.system
+  - os.popen
+  - os.popen2
+  - os.popen3
+  - os.popen4
+  - popen2.popen2
+  - popen2.popen3
+  - popen2.popen4
+  - popen2.Popen3
+  - popen2.Popen4
+  - commands.getoutput
+  - commands.getstatusoutput
+  subprocess:
+  - subprocess.Popen
+  - subprocess.call
+  - subprocess.check_call
+  - subprocess.check_output
+  - subprocess.run
+hardcoded_tmp_directory:
+  tmp_dirs:
+  - /tmp
+  - /var/tmp
+  - /dev/shm
+linux_commands_wildcard_injection:
+  no_shell:
+  - os.execl
+  - os.execle
+  - os.execlp
+  - os.execlpe
+  - os.execv
+  - os.execve
+  - os.execvp
+  - os.execvpe
+  - os.spawnl
+  - os.spawnle
+  - os.spawnlp
+  - os.spawnlpe
+  - os.spawnv
+  - os.spawnve
+  - os.spawnvp
+  - os.spawnvpe
+  - os.startfile
+  shell:
+  - os.system
+  - os.popen
+  - os.popen2
+  - os.popen3
+  - os.popen4
+  - popen2.popen2
+  - popen2.popen3
+  - popen2.popen4
+  - popen2.Popen3
+  - popen2.Popen4
+  - commands.getoutput
+  - commands.getstatusoutput
+  subprocess:
+  - subprocess.Popen
+  - subprocess.call
+  - subprocess.check_call
+  - subprocess.check_output
+  - subprocess.run
+ssl_with_bad_defaults:
+  bad_protocol_versions:
+  - PROTOCOL_SSLv2
+  - SSLv2_METHOD
+  - SSLv23_METHOD
+  - PROTOCOL_SSLv3
+  - PROTOCOL_TLSv1
+  - SSLv3_METHOD
+  - TLSv1_METHOD
+ssl_with_bad_version:
+  bad_protocol_versions:
+  - PROTOCOL_SSLv2
+  - SSLv2_METHOD
+  - SSLv23_METHOD
+  - PROTOCOL_SSLv3
+  - PROTOCOL_TLSv1
+  - SSLv3_METHOD
+  - TLSv1_METHOD
+start_process_with_a_shell:
+  no_shell:
+  - os.execl
+  - os.execle
+  - os.execlp
+  - os.execlpe
+  - os.execv
+  - os.execve
+  - os.execvp
+  - os.execvpe
+  - os.spawnl
+  - os.spawnle
+  - os.spawnlp
+  - os.spawnlpe
+  - os.spawnv
+  - os.spawnve
+  - os.spawnvp
+  - os.spawnvpe
+  - os.startfile
+  shell:
+  - os.system
+  - os.popen
+  - os.popen2
+  - os.popen3
+  - os.popen4
+  - popen2.popen2
+  - popen2.popen3
+  - popen2.popen4
+  - popen2.Popen3
+  - popen2.Popen4
+  - commands.getoutput
+  - commands.getstatusoutput
+  subprocess:
+  - subprocess.Popen
+  - subprocess.call
+  - subprocess.check_call
+  - subprocess.check_output
+  - subprocess.run
+start_process_with_no_shell:
+  no_shell:
+  - os.execl
+  - os.execle
+  - os.execlp
+  - os.execlpe
+  - os.execv
+  - os.execve
+  - os.execvp
+  - os.execvpe
+  - os.spawnl
+  - os.spawnle
+  - os.spawnlp
+  - os.spawnlpe
+  - os.spawnv
+  - os.spawnve
+  - os.spawnvp
+  - os.spawnvpe
+  - os.startfile
+  shell:
+  - os.system
+  - os.popen
+  - os.popen2
+  - os.popen3
+  - os.popen4
+  - popen2.popen2
+  - popen2.popen3
+  - popen2.popen4
+  - popen2.Popen3
+  - popen2.Popen4
+  - commands.getoutput
+  - commands.getstatusoutput
+  subprocess:
+  - subprocess.Popen
+  - subprocess.call
+  - subprocess.check_call
+  - subprocess.check_output
+  - subprocess.run
+start_process_with_partial_path:
+  no_shell:
+  - os.execl
+  - os.execle
+  - os.execlp
+  - os.execlpe
+  - os.execv
+  - os.execve
+  - os.execvp
+  - os.execvpe
+  - os.spawnl
+  - os.spawnle
+  - os.spawnlp
+  - os.spawnlpe
+  - os.spawnv
+  - os.spawnve
+  - os.spawnvp
+  - os.spawnvpe
+  - os.startfile
+  shell:
+  - os.system
+  - os.popen
+  - os.popen2
+  - os.popen3
+  - os.popen4
+  - popen2.popen2
+  - popen2.popen3
+  - popen2.popen4
+  - popen2.Popen3
+  - popen2.Popen4
+  - commands.getoutput
+  - commands.getstatusoutput
+  subprocess:
+  - subprocess.Popen
+  - subprocess.call
+  - subprocess.check_call
+  - subprocess.check_output
+  - subprocess.run
+subprocess_popen_with_shell_equals_true:
+  no_shell:
+  - os.execl
+  - os.execle
+  - os.execlp
+  - os.execlpe
+  - os.execv
+  - os.execve
+  - os.execvp
+  - os.execvpe
+  - os.spawnl
+  - os.spawnle
+  - os.spawnlp
+  - os.spawnlpe
+  - os.spawnv
+  - os.spawnve
+  - os.spawnvp
+  - os.spawnvpe
+  - os.startfile
+  shell:
+  - os.system
+  - os.popen
+  - os.popen2
+  - os.popen3
+  - os.popen4
+  - popen2.popen2
+  - popen2.popen3
+  - popen2.popen4
+  - popen2.Popen3
+  - popen2.Popen4
+  - commands.getoutput
+  - commands.getstatusoutput
+  subprocess:
+  - subprocess.Popen
+  - subprocess.call
+  - subprocess.check_call
+  - subprocess.check_output
+  - subprocess.run
+subprocess_without_shell_equals_true:
+  no_shell:
+  - os.execl
+  - os.execle
+  - os.execlp
+  - os.execlpe
+  - os.execv
+  - os.execve
+  - os.execvp
+  - os.execvpe
+  - os.spawnl
+  - os.spawnle
+  - os.spawnlp
+  - os.spawnlpe
+  - os.spawnv
+  - os.spawnve
+  - os.spawnvp
+  - os.spawnvpe
+  - os.startfile
+  shell:
+  - os.system
+  - os.popen
+  - os.popen2
+  - os.popen3
+  - os.popen4
+  - popen2.popen2
+  - popen2.popen3
+  - popen2.popen4
+  - popen2.Popen3
+  - popen2.Popen4
+  - commands.getoutput
+  - commands.getstatusoutput
+  subprocess:
+  - subprocess.Popen
+  - subprocess.call
+  - subprocess.check_call
+  - subprocess.check_output
+  - subprocess.run
+try_except_continue:
+  check_typed_exception: false
+try_except_pass:
+  check_typed_exception: false
+weak_cryptographic_key:
+  weak_key_size_dsa_high: 1024
+  weak_key_size_dsa_medium: 2048
+  weak_key_size_ec_high: 160
+  weak_key_size_ec_medium: 224
+  weak_key_size_rsa_high: 1024
+  weak_key_size_rsa_medium: 2048
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diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index e094133..4abcff6 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 DOCKER_LABEL_BUILD_DATE    ?= $(shell date -u "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 DOCKER_LABEL_COMMIT_DATE   = $(shell git show -s --format=%cd --date=iso-strict HEAD)
 
+## Python tox tests
+VOLTHA_TOOLS_VERSION ?= 2.3.0
+TOX = docker run --rm --user $$(id -u):$$(id -g) -v ${CURDIR}:/app $(shell test -t 0 && echo "-it") voltha/voltha-ci-tools:${VOLTHA_TOOLS_VERSION}-python tox
+
 .PHONY: venv docker-build local-protos local-pyvoltha
 
 # This should to be the first and default target in this Makefile
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@
 	@echo "venv              : Build local Python virtualenv"
 	@echo "clean             : Remove files created by the build and tests"
 	@echo "distclean         : Remove venv directory"
+	@echo "sca               : Starts sca checks"
 	@echo
 
 
@@ -121,4 +126,11 @@
 distclean: clean
 	rm -rf ${VENVDIR}
 
+sca:
+	@rm -rf ./sca-report
+	@mkdir -p ./sca-report
+	@echo "Running static code analysis..."
+	@$(TOX) --result-json ./sca-report/sca-report.json
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Static code analysis OK"
 # end file
diff --git a/python/tox.ini b/python/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0400868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# sourcing this file is needed to make local development and integration testing work
+
+# load local python virtualenv if exists
+
+[tox]
+minversion=2.3.1
+envlist = bandit
+allowlist_externals = bandit
+
+[testenv:bandit]
+basepython = python3
+skip_install = true
+commands =
+    #please remove the '-' to stop ignoring bandit issues (once all are fixed)
+    - bandit -r ./adapters -c .bandit.yml
+allowlist_externals = bandit
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