diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
index 6da8307b1..62339920f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           cd doc/cpp/
           doxygen
       - name: Upload built docs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: cxx_docs
           path: doc/cpp/html/
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           cd bindings/python/docs
           make html SPHINXBUILD=/opt/python/cp38-cp38/bin/sphinx-build
       - name: Upload built docs
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: python_docs
           path: bindings/python/docs/build/
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ jobs:
         if: github.event_name == 'release'
         run: echo "FOLDER_NAME=$(echo ${GITHUB_REF:10})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Download c++ Docs
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: cxx_docs
       - name: Download Python Docs
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: python_docs
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_nuget.yml b/.github/workflows/build_nuget.yml
index 4644be064..bf137f05b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_nuget.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_nuget.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Found nuget package: ${NugetFileName[0]}"
           echo "NugetFileName=${NugetFileName[0]}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Upload package
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: RLClientLibNativeStatic-${{ matrix.toolset }}-${{ matrix.build_type }}-x64.${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}.nupkg
           path: nuget_staging/${{ steps.nuget_name.outputs.NugetFileName }}
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=$version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       
       # Download and install nuget
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: RLClientLibNativeStatic-${{ matrix.toolset }}-${{ matrix.build_type }}-x64.${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}.nupkg
           path: downloaded_nugets
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_python_wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/build_python_wheels.yml
index 410fcaa0d..3be9ceb1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_python_wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_python_wheels.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     container:
-      image: vowpalwabbit/rlclientlib-manylinux2010-build:latest
+      image: vowpalwabbit/rl-manylinux-2_28-build:latest
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build wheel
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          export OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local/openssl
+          export OPENSSL_LIBRARIES=/usr/local/openssl/lib
+          export OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/local/openssl/include
           ${{ matrix.config.base_path }}bin/pip wheel . -w wheel_output/ --verbose
           auditwheel repair wheel_output/*whl -w audit_output/
       - name: Upload built wheel
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: wheel_${{ matrix.config.version }}
           path: audit_output/
@@ -53,9 +56,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Download Wheel
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: wheel_${{ matrix.config.version }}
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/wheel_${{ matrix.config.version }}
       - name: Test wheel
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_rlclientlib.yml b/.github/workflows/build_rlclientlib.yml
index 20aeefeee..8087f72aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_rlclientlib.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_rlclientlib.yml
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dotnet t4
         run: dotnet tool install --global dotnet-t4
       - name: Setup .NET Core SDK
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
-          dotnet-version: '3.1.x'
+          dotnet-version: |
+            3.1.x
+            8.0.x
       - run: echo "VCPKG_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse :ext_libs/vcpkg)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         shell: bash
       - run: mkdir -p ${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet_nugets.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet_nugets.yml
index 323f4257a..d304486b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet_nugets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet_nugets.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         config:
-          - { os: "windows-latest", runtime_id: "win-x64", vcpkg_target_triplet: "x64-windows-static" }
-          - { os: "ubuntu-latest", runtime_id: "linux-x64", vcpkg_target_triplet: "x64-linux" }
-          - { os: "macos-13", runtime_id: "osx-x64", vcpkg_target_triplet: "x64-osx" }
+          - { os: "windows-latest", os_name: "windows-latest", runtime_id: "win-x64", vcpkg_target_triplet: "x64-windows-static" }
+          - { os: "ubuntu-latest", os_name: "ubuntu-latest", runtime_id: "linux-x64", vcpkg_target_triplet: "x64-linux" }
+          - { os: "macos-13", os_name: "macos-latest", runtime_id: "osx-x64", vcpkg_target_triplet: "x64-osx" }
     runs-on: ${{matrix.config.os}}
-    name: build-nuget-dotnet (${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos') && 'macos-latest' || matrix.config.os }}, ${{ matrix.config.runtime_id }}, ${{ matrix.config.vcpkg_target_triplet }})
+    name: build-nuget-dotnet (${{ matrix.config.os_name }}, ${{ matrix.config.runtime_id }}, ${{ matrix.config.vcpkg_target_triplet }})
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - run: |
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ${{ env.VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE }}/*
-          key: ${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos') && 'macos-latest' || matrix.config.os }}-build-${{ matrix.config.vcpkg_target_triplet }}-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}-${{ env.VCPKG_COMMIT }}
+          key: ${{ matrix.config.os_name }}-build-${{ matrix.config.vcpkg_target_triplet }}-${{ hashFiles('vcpkg.json') }}-${{ env.VCPKG_COMMIT }}
 
       - name: Configure .NET Core
         run: >
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ jobs:
         run: cmake --build build --config RelWithDebInfo -t rl.net
 
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'windows') }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: artifacts
+          name: artifacts-${{ matrix.config.os_name }}
           path: build/binaries/*.dll
 
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'windows') }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: symbols
+          name: symbols-${{ matrix.config.os_name }}
           path: build/binaries/*.pdb
 
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'ubuntu') }}
@@ -99,15 +99,15 @@ jobs:
           strip --strip-debug --strip-unneeded build/bindings/cs/rl.net.native/librlnetnative.so
 
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'ubuntu') }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: artifacts
+          name: artifacts-${{ matrix.config.os_name }}
           path: build/bindings/cs/rl.net.native/librlnetnative.so
 
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'ubuntu') }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: symbols
+          name: symbols-${{ matrix.config.os_name }}
           path: symbols/librlnetnative.debug
 
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos') }}
@@ -117,15 +117,15 @@ jobs:
           strip -S build/bindings/cs/rl.net.native/librlnetnative.dylib
 
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos') }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: artifacts
+          name: artifacts-${{ matrix.config.os_name }}
           path: build/bindings/cs/rl.net.native/librlnetnative.dylib
 
       - if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos') }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: symbols
+          name: symbols-${{ matrix.config.os_name }}
           path: symbols/librlnetnative.dSYM
 
   package-nuget:
@@ -144,13 +144,15 @@ jobs:
           echo "Generated version number: $version"
           echo "RL_NUGET_VERSION=$GENERATED_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: artifacts
           path: artifacts
+          merge-multiple: true
+      - name: Display structure of artifacts
+        run: ls -R artifacts
       - uses: NuGet/setup-nuget@v1.1.1
       - run: nuget pack nuget/dotnet/rl.net.nuspec -Properties RL_NUGET_PACKAGE_VERSION=$RL_NUGET_VERSION -BasePath artifacts -OutputDirectory nuget_output
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: dist
           path: nuget_output/
@@ -161,11 +163,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         config:
-          - { os: "windows-latest", runtime_id: "win-x64" }
-          - { os: "ubuntu-latest", runtime_id: "linux-x64" }
-          - { os: "macos-13", runtime_id: "osx-x64" }
+          - { os: "windows-latest", os_name: "windows-latest", runtime_id: "win-x64" }
+          - { os: "ubuntu-latest", os_name: "ubuntu-latest", runtime_id: "linux-x64" }
+          - { os: "macos-13", os_name: "macos-latest", runtime_id: "osx-x64" }
     runs-on: ${{matrix.config.os}}
-    name: test-nuget (${{ startsWith(matrix.config.os, 'macos') && 'macos-latest' || matrix.config.os }}, ${{ matrix.config.runtime_id }})
+    name: test-nuget (${{ matrix.config.os_name }}, ${{ matrix.config.runtime_id }})
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Update git tags
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
           GENERATED_VERSION=$(./.scripts/version_number.py)
           echo "Generated version number: $version"
           echo "RL_NUGET_VERSION=$GENERATED_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 6516724a2..ff8b98bdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   typecheck-build:
     name: lint.python.typecheck-build
     container:
-      image: vowpalwabbit/rlclientlib-manylinux2010-build:latest
+      image: vowpalwabbit/rl-manylinux-2_28-build:latest
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build wheel
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          export OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local/openssl
+          export OPENSSL_LIBRARIES=/usr/local/openssl/lib
+          export OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/local/openssl/include
           ${{ matrix.config.base_path }}bin/pip wheel . -w wheel_output/ --verbose
           auditwheel repair wheel_output/*whl -w audit_output/
       - name: Upload built wheel
         # v1 must be used because newer versions require a node.js version that will not run on this old image.
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: wheel_${{ matrix.config.version }}
           path: audit_output/
@@ -50,9 +53,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Download Wheel
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: wheel_${{ matrix.config.version }}
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/wheel_${{ matrix.config.version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index 9cf49d0e4..2b9df3031 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -146,6 +146,72 @@
           "value": "On"
         }
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-azure",
+      "inherits": "default",
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": {
+          "type": "STRING",
+          "value": "Release"
+        },
+        "vw_USE_AZURE_FACTORIES": {
+          "type": "BOOL",
+          "value": "ON"
+        },
+        "RL_LINK_AZURE_LIBS": {
+          "type": "BOOL",
+          "value": "ON"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-azure-static",
+      "inherits": "vcpkg-azure",
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "RL_STATIC_DEPS": {
+          "type": "BOOL",
+          "value": "ON"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-azure-static-windows",
+      "inherits": "vcpkg-azure-static",
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY": {
+          "type": "STRING",
+          "value": "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>"
+        },
+        "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": {
+          "type": "STRING",
+          "value": "x64-windows-static"
+        },
+        "VCPKG_HOST_TRIPLET": {
+          "type": "STRING",
+          "value": "x64-windows-static"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-azure-static-linux",
+      "inherits": "vcpkg-azure-static",
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": {
+          "type": "STRING",
+          "value": "x64-linux"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-azure-static-osx",
+      "inherits": "vcpkg-azure-static",
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "VCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET": {
+          "type": "STRING",
+          "value": "x64-osx"
+        }
+      }
     }
   ],
   "buildPresets": [
@@ -156,6 +222,22 @@
     {
       "name": "vcpkg-release",
       "configurePreset": "vcpkg-release"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-azure",
+      "configurePreset": "vcpkg-azure"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-azure-static-windows",
+      "configurePreset": "vcpkg-azure-static-windows"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-azure-static-linux",
+      "configurePreset": "vcpkg-azure-static-linux"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-azure-static-osx",
+      "configurePreset": "vcpkg-azure-static-osx"
     }
   ],
   "testPresets": [
diff --git a/include/azure_credentials_provider.h b/include/azure_credentials_provider.h
index f7f440f06..bd7e0431e 100644
--- a/include/azure_credentials_provider.h
+++ b/include/azure_credentials_provider.h
@@ -31,9 +31,14 @@ inline std::chrono::system_clock::duration get_gmt_offset()
   };
   std::time_t now = std::time(nullptr);
   std::tm local_tm{};
-  localtime_s(&local_tm, &now);
   std::tm gmt_tm{};
+#  ifdef _WIN32
+  localtime_s(&local_tm, &now);
   gmtime_s(&gmt_tm, &now);
+#  else
+  localtime_r(&now, &local_tm);
+  gmtime_r(&now, &gmt_tm);
+#  endif
   return get_time_point(local_tm) - get_time_point(gmt_tm);
 }
 }  // namespace