diff --git a/.daily_canary b/.daily_canary
index 21f88a729b7e..203272dcaea1 100644
--- a/.daily_canary
+++ b/.daily_canary
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
    ---     ___           ___
   (- -)   (= =)   |     Y   &  +--?
  (  V  ) \  .  \  O    +---=---'
-/--x-m- /--n-n---xXx--/--yY-----.
+/--x-m- /--n-n---xXx--/--yY-----]
diff --git a/.threading_canary b/.threading_canary
index 40d41071089a..9cf8ff86c29f 100644
--- a/.threading_canary
+++ b/.threading_canary
@@ -1 +1 @@
-THIS looks like a job for Threading Canard!y!1!..
+THIS looks like a job for threading Canard!y!1!..
diff --git a/include/ccf/endpoints/authentication/jwt_auth.h b/include/ccf/endpoints/authentication/jwt_auth.h
index d1ff334a8072..fd12b389fab4 100644
--- a/include/ccf/endpoints/authentication/jwt_auth.h
+++ b/include/ccf/endpoints/authentication/jwt_auth.h
@@ -17,14 +17,20 @@ namespace ccf
     nlohmann::json payload;
   };
 
+  struct VerifiersCache;
+
   class JwtAuthnPolicy : public AuthnPolicy
   {
   protected:
     static const OpenAPISecuritySchema security_schema;
+    std::unique_ptr<VerifiersCache> verifiers;
 
   public:
     static constexpr auto SECURITY_SCHEME_NAME = "jwt";
 
+    JwtAuthnPolicy();
+    virtual ~JwtAuthnPolicy();
+
     std::unique_ptr<AuthnIdentity> authenticate(
       kv::ReadOnlyTx& tx,
       const std::shared_ptr<ccf::RpcContext>& ctx,
diff --git a/src/endpoints/authentication/jwt_auth.cpp b/src/endpoints/authentication/jwt_auth.cpp
index 3c70966d36d7..ef17ffb9b0bc 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/authentication/jwt_auth.cpp
+++ b/src/endpoints/authentication/jwt_auth.cpp
@@ -3,13 +3,47 @@
 
 #include "ccf/endpoints/authentication/jwt_auth.h"
 
+#include "ccf/pal/locking.h"
 #include "ccf/rpc_context.h"
 #include "ccf/service/tables/jwt.h"
+#include "ds/lru.h"
 #include "enclave/enclave_time.h"
 #include "http/http_jwt.h"
 
 namespace ccf
 {
+  struct VerifiersCache
+  {
+    static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_MAX_VERIFIERS = 10;
+
+    using DER = std::vector<uint8_t>;
+    ccf::pal::Mutex verifiers_lock;
+    LRU<DER, crypto::VerifierPtr> verifiers;
+
+    VerifiersCache(size_t max_verifiers = DEFAULT_MAX_VERIFIERS) :
+      verifiers(max_verifiers)
+    {}
+
+    crypto::VerifierPtr get_verifier(const DER& der)
+    {
+      std::lock_guard<ccf::pal::Mutex> guard(verifiers_lock);
+
+      auto it = verifiers.find(der);
+      if (it == verifiers.end())
+      {
+        it = verifiers.insert(der, crypto::make_unique_verifier(der));
+      }
+
+      return it->second;
+    }
+  };
+
+  JwtAuthnPolicy::JwtAuthnPolicy() :
+    verifiers(std::make_unique<VerifiersCache>())
+  {}
+
+  JwtAuthnPolicy::~JwtAuthnPolicy() = default;
+
   std::unique_ptr<AuthnIdentity> JwtAuthnPolicy::authenticate(
     kv::ReadOnlyTx& tx,
     const std::shared_ptr<ccf::RpcContext>& ctx,
@@ -29,43 +63,47 @@ namespace ccf
         ccf::Tables::JWT_PUBLIC_SIGNING_KEY_ISSUER);
       const auto key_id = token.header_typed.kid;
       const auto token_key = keys->get(key_id);
+
       if (!token_key.has_value())
       {
         error_reason = "JWT signing key not found";
       }
-      else if (!http::JwtVerifier::validate_token_signature(
-                 token, token_key.value()))
-      {
-        error_reason = "JWT signature is invalid";
-      }
       else
       {
-        // Check that the Not Before and Expiration Time claims are valid
-        const size_t time_now =
-          std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
-            ccf::get_enclave_time())
-            .count();
-        if (time_now < token.payload_typed.nbf)
-        {
-          error_reason = fmt::format(
-            "Current time {} is before token's Not Before (nbf) claim {}",
-            time_now,
-            token.payload_typed.nbf);
-        }
-        else if (time_now > token.payload_typed.exp)
+        auto verifier = verifiers->get_verifier(token_key.value());
+        if (!http::JwtVerifier::validate_token_signature(token, verifier))
         {
-          error_reason = fmt::format(
-            "Current time {} is after token's Expiration Time (exp) claim {}",
-            time_now,
-            token.payload_typed.exp);
+          error_reason = "JWT signature is invalid";
         }
         else
         {
-          auto identity = std::make_unique<JwtAuthnIdentity>();
-          identity->key_issuer = key_issuers->get(key_id).value();
-          identity->header = std::move(token.header);
-          identity->payload = std::move(token.payload);
-          return identity;
+          // Check that the Not Before and Expiration Time claims are valid
+          const size_t time_now =
+            std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(
+              ccf::get_enclave_time())
+              .count();
+          if (time_now < token.payload_typed.nbf)
+          {
+            error_reason = fmt::format(
+              "Current time {} is before token's Not Before (nbf) claim {}",
+              time_now,
+              token.payload_typed.nbf);
+          }
+          else if (time_now > token.payload_typed.exp)
+          {
+            error_reason = fmt::format(
+              "Current time {} is after token's Expiration Time (exp) claim {}",
+              time_now,
+              token.payload_typed.exp);
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            auto identity = std::make_unique<JwtAuthnIdentity>();
+            identity->key_issuer = key_issuers->get(key_id).value();
+            identity->header = std::move(token.header);
+            identity->payload = std::move(token.payload);
+            return identity;
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/http/http_jwt.h b/src/http/http_jwt.h
index e300214105e1..64e731d3fa05 100644
--- a/src/http/http_jwt.h
+++ b/src/http/http_jwt.h
@@ -171,16 +171,14 @@ namespace http
     }
 
     static bool validate_token_signature(
-      const Token& token, std::vector<uint8_t> cert_der)
+      const Token& token, const crypto::VerifierPtr& verifier)
     {
-      auto verifier = crypto::make_unique_verifier(cert_der);
-      bool valid = verifier->verify(
+      return verifier->verify(
         (uint8_t*)token.signed_content.data(),
         token.signed_content.size(),
         token.signature.data(),
         token.signature.size(),
         crypto::MDType::SHA256);
-      return valid;
     }
   };
 }