diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
index cb36b2cd..0729f08f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
       - master 
 env:
   APP_NAME: Nano.Library
-  VERSION: 10.0.0-rc2
+  VERSION: 10.0.0-rc3
 jobs:
   build-and-deploy:
     runs-on: windows-latest
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 73a56341..02d308da 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@
 	    <Owners>Michael Vivet</Owners>
 	    <Product>$(ProjectName)</Product>
 	    <Summary>Reusable libraries for building .NET microservice applications</Summary>
-	    <Description>
-		    This package is part of the Nano Library, a set of reusable .NET libraries for building microservice applications.
-		    Nano addresses common non-business concerns such as logging, persistence, messaging, validation, and documentation,
-		    while remaining fully configurable and extensible, so applications can stay focused on business logic.
-		    See https://github.com/Nano-Core/Nano.Library for details.
-	    </Description>
+	    <Description>This package is part of the Nano Library, a set of reusable .NET libraries for building microservice applications. Nano addresses common non-business concerns such as logging, persistence, messaging, validation, and documentation, while remaining fully configurable and extensible, so applications can stay focused on business logic. See https://github.com/Nano-Core/Nano.Library for details.</Description>
 	    <PackageReleaseNotes>
 			- .NET 10 support.
 			- Comprehensive rewrite with performance optimizations, improvements, and bug fixes.
diff --git a/Nano.App.Api/Mvc/Authentication/AuthJwtRepository.cs b/Nano.App.Api/Mvc/Authentication/AuthJwtRepository.cs
index e579a9d1..c31e9935 100644
--- a/Nano.App.Api/Mvc/Authentication/AuthJwtRepository.cs
+++ b/Nano.App.Api/Mvc/Authentication/AuthJwtRepository.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,42 @@
 namespace Nano.App.Api.Mvc.Authentication;
 
 /// <inheritdoc />
-public class AuthJwtRepository(JwtAuthenticationOptions options) : IAuthJwtRepository
+public class AuthJwtRepository : IAuthJwtRepository
 {
-    private readonly JwtAuthenticationOptions options = options ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
+    private readonly JwtAuthenticationOptions options;
+    private readonly RsaSecurityKey rsaPublicSecurityKey;
+    private readonly RsaSecurityKey? rsaPrivateSecurityKey;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="AuthJwtRepository"/> class, loading the
+    /// RSA public key (and private key, if configured) used to validate and sign JWTs.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="options">The JWT authentication options, including the RSA public/private keys, issuer, and audience.</param>
+    /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="options"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
+    public AuthJwtRepository(JwtAuthenticationOptions options)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(options);
+
+        this.options = options ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
+
+        this.rsaPublicSecurityKey = this.options.PublicKey
+            .CreatePublicRsaSecurityKey();
+
+        this.rsaPrivateSecurityKey = this.options.PrivateKey?
+            .CreatePrivateRsaSecurityKey();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Releases the unmanaged RSA key handles held by the public and, if present, private <see cref="RsaSecurityKey"/> instances used for JWT signing and validation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        this.rsaPublicSecurityKey.Rsa?
+            .Dispose();
+        
+        this.rsaPrivateSecurityKey?.Rsa?
+            .Dispose();
+    }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public virtual AccessToken GenerateJwtToken(GenerateJwtToken generateJwtToken)
@@ -43,10 +76,7 @@ public virtual AccessToken GenerateJwtToken(GenerateJwtToken generateJwtToken)
         var notBeforeAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
         var expireAt = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.Add(this.options.Expiration);
 
-        var rsaSecurityKey = this.options.PrivateKey?
-            .CreatePrivateRsaSecurityKey();
-
-        var signingCredentials = new SigningCredentials(rsaSecurityKey, SecurityAlgorithms.RsaSha512);
+        var signingCredentials = new SigningCredentials(this.rsaPrivateSecurityKey, SecurityAlgorithms.RsaSha512);
         var securityToken = new JwtSecurityToken(this.options.Issuer, this.options.Audience, claims, notBeforeAt.DateTime, expireAt.DateTime, signingCredentials);
 
         var token = new JwtSecurityTokenHandler()
@@ -78,9 +108,6 @@ public virtual RefreshToken GenerateJwtRefreshToken()
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public virtual void ValidateTokenForRefresh(string refreshToken)
     {
-        var rsaSecurityKey = this.options.PublicKey
-            .CreatePublicRsaSecurityKey();
-
         var validationParameters = new TokenValidationParameters
         {
             ValidateIssuer = true,
@@ -89,7 +116,7 @@ public virtual void ValidateTokenForRefresh(string refreshToken)
             ValidateIssuerSigningKey = true,
             ValidIssuer = this.options.Issuer,
             ValidAudience = this.options.Audience,
-            IssuerSigningKey = rsaSecurityKey,
+            IssuerSigningKey = this.rsaPublicSecurityKey,
             ClockSkew = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5)
         };
 
diff --git a/Nano.App.Api/Mvc/Authentication/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/Nano.App.Api/Mvc/Authentication/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index 547b6b2a..7d864f71 100644
--- a/Nano.App.Api/Mvc/Authentication/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/Nano.App.Api/Mvc/Authentication/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ internal static RsaSecurityKey CreatePublicRsaSecurityKey(this string key)
 
         var base64 = Convert.FromBase64String(key);
 
-        using var rsaAlgorithm = RSA.Create();
+        var rsaAlgorithm = RSA.Create();
 
         rsaAlgorithm
             .ImportRSAPublicKey(base64, out _);
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ internal static RsaSecurityKey CreatePrivateRsaSecurityKey(this string key)
 
         var base64 = Convert.FromBase64String(key);
 
-        using var rsaAlgorithm = RSA.Create();
+        var rsaAlgorithm = RSA.Create();
 
         rsaAlgorithm
             .ImportRSAPrivateKey(base64, out _);