diff --git a/src/dtls13.c b/src/dtls13.c
index 5b1a7a16fe..257e31ec2b 100644
--- a/src/dtls13.c
+++ b/src/dtls13.c
@@ -2393,7 +2393,10 @@ static Dtls13Epoch* Dtls13NewEpochSlot(WOLFSSL* ssl)
     WOLFSSL_MSG_EX("Delete epoch: %d", e->epochNumber);
 #endif /* WOLFSSL_DEBUG_TLS */
 
-    XMEMSET(e, 0, sizeof(*e));
+    /* The slot we are reusing holds the previous epoch's symmetric keys, IVs,
+     * and sn-keys; use ForceZero so the wipe cannot be elided by the
+     * optimizer when the slot is later overwritten. */
+    ForceZero(e, sizeof(*e));
 
     return e;
 }
diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index 457bedf341..8f0d39244b 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -9192,6 +9192,11 @@ void wolfSSL_ResourceFree(WOLFSSL* ssl)
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_DTLS13
     Dtls13FreeFsmResources(ssl);
 
+    /* Zero per-epoch symmetric keys / IVs / sn-keys so they are not left
+     * resident in the heap after FreeSSL releases the SSL struct. Mirrors
+     * the existing ForceZero on ssl->keys and ssl->clientSecret/serverSecret. */
+    ForceZero(ssl->dtls13Epochs, sizeof(ssl->dtls13Epochs));
+
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_RW_THREADED
     wc_FreeMutex(&ssl->dtls13Rtx.mutex);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/keys.c b/src/keys.c
index 74b094fc59..3a980b9ce3 100644
--- a/src/keys.c
+++ b/src/keys.c
@@ -4138,6 +4138,8 @@ static int MakeSslMasterSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl)
                    ENCRYPT_LEN + WC_SHA_DIGEST_SIZE);
     wc_MemZero_Add("MakeSslMasterSecret shaInput", shaInput,
                    PREFIX + ENCRYPT_LEN + 2 * RAN_LEN);
+    wc_MemZero_Add("MakeSslMasterSecret shaOutput", shaOutput,
+                   WC_SHA_DIGEST_SIZE);
 #endif
 
     XMEMSET(shaOutput, 0, WC_SHA_DIGEST_SIZE);
@@ -4200,9 +4202,11 @@ static int MakeSslMasterSecret(WOLFSSL* ssl)
 
     ForceZero(md5Input, ENCRYPT_LEN + WC_SHA_DIGEST_SIZE);
     ForceZero(shaInput, PREFIX + ENCRYPT_LEN + 2 * RAN_LEN);
+    ForceZero(shaOutput, WC_SHA_DIGEST_SIZE);
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_CHECK_MEM_ZERO
     wc_MemZero_Check(md5Input, ENCRYPT_LEN + WC_SHA_DIGEST_SIZE);
     wc_MemZero_Check(shaInput, PREFIX + ENCRYPT_LEN + 2 * RAN_LEN);
+    wc_MemZero_Check(shaOutput, WC_SHA_DIGEST_SIZE);
 #endif
 
     WC_FREE_VAR_EX(shaOutput, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_TMP_BUFFER);
diff --git a/src/sniffer.c b/src/sniffer.c
index 8218131435..256e9b24fc 100644
--- a/src/sniffer.c
+++ b/src/sniffer.c
@@ -7591,11 +7591,15 @@ static int parseKeyLogFile(const char* fileName, char* error)
 
         if (ret != 0) {
             fclose(file);
+            ForceZero(secret, SECRET_LENGTH);
+            ForceZero(secretHex, sizeof(secretHex));
             return ret;
         }
     }
     fclose(file);
 
+    ForceZero(secret, SECRET_LENGTH);
+    ForceZero(secretHex, sizeof(secretHex));
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -7613,6 +7617,7 @@ static void freeSecretList(void)
 
         while (current != NULL) {
             next = current->next;
+            ForceZero(current, sizeof(SecretNode));
             XFREE(current, NULL, DYNAMIC_TYPE_SNIFFER_KEYLOG_NODE);
             current = next;
         }
diff --git a/src/tls13.c b/src/tls13.c
index 679338bf86..3aaada19e4 100644
--- a/src/tls13.c
+++ b/src/tls13.c
@@ -1051,17 +1051,22 @@ int Tls13_Exporter(WOLFSSL* ssl, unsigned char *out, size_t outLen,
             protocol, protocolLen, (byte*)label, (word32)labelLen,
             emptyHash, hashLen, (int)hashType);
     if (ret != 0)
-        return ret;
+        goto cleanup;
 
     /* Hash(context_value) */
     ret = wc_Hash(hashType, context, (word32)contextLen, hashOut, WC_MAX_DIGEST_SIZE);
     if (ret != 0)
-        return ret;
+        goto cleanup;
 
     ret = Tls13HKDFExpandLabel(ssl, out, (word32)outLen, firstExpand, hashLen,
             protocol, protocolLen, exporterLabel, EXPORTER_LABEL_SZ,
             hashOut, hashLen, (int)hashType);
 
+cleanup:
+    /* firstExpand is the per-label Derive-Secret PRK and hashOut holds
+     * Hash(context_value); wipe both before the stack frame is reclaimed. */
+    ForceZero(firstExpand, sizeof(firstExpand));
+    ForceZero(hashOut, sizeof(hashOut));
     return ret;
 }
 #endif