diff --git a/.clippy.toml b/.clippy.toml
index 3b9db9dfe..7372c60ff 100644
--- a/.clippy.toml
+++ b/.clippy.toml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-msrv = "1.74.0"
+msrv = "1.76.0"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9af14d4e2..e2cbc4bd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the container
         run: docker build -t ubuntucontainer tss-esapi/tests/ --file tss-esapi/tests/Dockerfile-ubuntu --target tpm2-tools
       - name: Run the container
-        run: docker run -v $(pwd):/tmp/rust-tss-esapi -w /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi --env RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=1.74.0 ubuntucontainer /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi/tests/all-ubuntu.sh
+        run: docker run -v $(pwd):/tmp/rust-tss-esapi -w /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi --env RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=1.76.0 ubuntucontainer /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi/tests/all-ubuntu.sh
   # All in one job as I think it is a big overhead to build and run the Docker
   # container?
   tests-ubuntu:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the container
         run: docker build -t ubuntucontainer tss-esapi/tests/ --file tss-esapi/tests/Dockerfile-ubuntu  --target tpm2-tss
       - name: Check Clippy lints MSRV
-        run: docker run -v $(pwd):/tmp/rust-tss-esapi -w /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi --env RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=1.74.0 ubuntucontainer /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi/tests/lint-checks.sh
+        run: docker run -v $(pwd):/tmp/rust-tss-esapi -w /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi --env RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION=1.76.0 ubuntucontainer /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi/tests/lint-checks.sh
       - name: Check Clippy lints latest
         run: docker run -v $(pwd):/tmp/rust-tss-esapi -w /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi ubuntucontainer /tmp/rust-tss-esapi/tss-esapi/tests/lint-checks.sh
         
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dee736ba1..1b5b94551 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ At the moment we test (via CI) and support the following Rust compiler versions:
 
 * On Ubuntu we test with:
     - The latest stable compiler version, as accessible through `rustup`.
-    - The 1.74.0 compiler version.
+    - The 1.76.0 compiler version.
 * On Fedora we test with the compiler version included with the Fedora 38 release.
 * On Fedora rawhide we test with the compiler version included.
 
diff --git a/tss-esapi-sys/Cargo.toml b/tss-esapi-sys/Cargo.toml
index 6439ed975..d2fbbacfa 100644
--- a/tss-esapi-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tss-esapi-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/parallaxsecond/rust-tss-esapi"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/crate/tss-esapi-sys"
 links = "tss2-esys"
-rust-version = "1.74.0"
+rust-version = "1.76.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 bindgen = { version = "0.72.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/tss-esapi/Cargo.toml b/tss-esapi/Cargo.toml
index 78f2e34b6..fa8e9fed6 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tss-esapi/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ categories = ["api-bindings", "external-ffi-bindings", "cryptography"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/parallaxsecond/rust-tss-esapi"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/crate/tss-esapi"
-rust-version = "1.74.0"
+rust-version = "1.76.0"
 
 [[example]]
 name = "hmac"
diff --git a/tss-esapi/examples/duplication.rs b/tss-esapi/examples/duplication.rs
index 4df49f18d..11a3580a3 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/examples/duplication.rs
+++ b/tss-esapi/examples/duplication.rs
@@ -215,9 +215,8 @@ fn main() {
                 None,
             )
         })
-        .map_err(|err| {
+        .inspect_err(|err| {
             eprintln!("⚠️  {err}");
-            err
         })
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -268,9 +267,8 @@ fn main() {
         .execute_with_nullauth_session(|ctx| {
             ctx.create(loaded_storage_key, hmac_public, None, None, None, None)
         })
-        .map_err(|err| {
+        .inspect_err(|err| {
             eprintln!("⚠️  {err}");
-            err
         })
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -370,9 +368,8 @@ fn main() {
             // Return the duplicate result.
             result
         })
-        .map_err(|err| {
+        .inspect_err(|err| {
             eprintln!("⚠️  {err}");
-            err
         })
         .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/tss-esapi/examples/duplication_secret.rs b/tss-esapi/examples/duplication_secret.rs
index f1819fe92..92d15b2f6 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/examples/duplication_secret.rs
+++ b/tss-esapi/examples/duplication_secret.rs
@@ -216,9 +216,8 @@ fn main() {
                 None,
             )
         })
-        .map_err(|err| {
+        .inspect_err(|err| {
             eprintln!("⚠️  {err}");
-            err
         })
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -267,9 +266,8 @@ fn main() {
         .execute_with_nullauth_session(|ctx| {
             ctx.create(loaded_storage_key, hmac_public, None, None, None, None)
         })
-        .map_err(|err| {
+        .inspect_err(|err| {
             eprintln!("⚠️  {err}");
-            err
         })
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -363,9 +361,8 @@ fn main() {
             // Return the duplicate result.
             result
         })
-        .map_err(|err| {
+        .inspect_err(|err| {
             eprintln!("⚠️  {err}");
-            err
         })
         .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/tss-esapi/src/abstraction/nv.rs b/tss-esapi/src/abstraction/nv.rs
index 76646fc72..01562e688 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/src/abstraction/nv.rs
+++ b/tss-esapi/src/abstraction/nv.rs
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ fn get_nv_index_info(
         .and_then(|mut object_handle| {
             context
                 .nv_read_public(NvIndexHandle::from(object_handle))
-                .map_err(|e| {
+                .inspect_err(|_| {
                     let _ = context.tr_close(&mut object_handle);
-                    e
                 })
                 .and_then(|(nv_public, name)| {
                     context.tr_close(&mut object_handle)?;
diff --git a/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/asymmetric_primitives.rs b/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/asymmetric_primitives.rs
index 006d777e9..40758900c 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/asymmetric_primitives.rs
+++ b/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/asymmetric_primitives.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ impl Context {
     ) -> Result<PublicKeyRsa> {
         let mut out_data_ptr = null_mut();
         let potential_label = label.into().map(|v| v.into());
-        let label_ptr = potential_label.as_ref().map_or_else(null, |v| v);
+        let label_ptr = potential_label
+            .as_ref()
+            .map_or_else(null, std::ptr::from_ref);
         ReturnCode::ensure_success(
             unsafe {
                 Esys_RSA_Encrypt(
@@ -310,7 +312,9 @@ impl Context {
     ) -> Result<PublicKeyRsa> {
         let mut message_ptr = null_mut();
         let potential_label = label.into().map(|v| v.into());
-        let label_ptr = potential_label.as_ref().map_or_else(null, |v| v);
+        let label_ptr = potential_label
+            .as_ref()
+            .map_or_else(null, std::ptr::from_ref);
         ReturnCode::ensure_success(
             unsafe {
                 Esys_RSA_Decrypt(
diff --git a/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/object_commands.rs b/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/object_commands.rs
index cf5eb5604..22f2fca83 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/object_commands.rs
+++ b/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/object_commands.rs
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ impl Context {
         }
         let mut object_handle = ObjectHandle::None.into();
         let potential_private_in = potential_private.map(|v| v.try_into()).transpose()?;
+        let private_in_ptr = potential_private_in
+            .as_ref()
+            .map_or_else(null, std::ptr::from_ref);
         let public_in = public.try_into()?;
         ReturnCode::ensure_success(
             unsafe {
@@ -242,7 +245,7 @@ impl Context {
                     self.optional_session_1(),
                     self.optional_session_2(),
                     self.optional_session_3(),
-                    potential_private_in.as_ref().map_or_else(null, |v| v),
+                    private_in_ptr,
                     &public_in,
                     if cfg!(hierarchy_is_esys_tr) {
                         ObjectHandle::from(hierarchy).into()
diff --git a/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/object_commands/create_command_output.rs b/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/object_commands/create_command_output.rs
index b36b649d3..2f59c1c0b 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/object_commands/create_command_output.rs
+++ b/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/object_commands/create_command_output.rs
@@ -7,55 +7,59 @@ use crate::{
     tss2_esys::{TPM2B_CREATION_DATA, TPM2B_DIGEST, TPM2B_PRIVATE, TPM2B_PUBLIC, TPMT_TK_CREATION},
     Error, Result,
 };
-use std::convert::TryFrom;
-use std::ptr::null_mut;
+use std::{convert::TryFrom, ops::Drop, ptr::null_mut};
 
 /// Struct that handles the output of the
 /// Create Esys_Create command and zeroizes
 /// the FFI data.
 pub(crate) struct CreateCommandOutputHandler {
-    ffi_out_public_ptr: *mut TPM2B_PUBLIC,
-    ffi_out_private_ptr: *mut TPM2B_PRIVATE,
-    ffi_creation_data_ptr: *mut TPM2B_CREATION_DATA,
-    ffi_creation_hash_ptr: *mut TPM2B_DIGEST,
-    ffi_creation_ticket_ptr: *mut TPMT_TK_CREATION,
+    ffi_out_public_ptr: Option<*mut TPM2B_PUBLIC>,
+    ffi_out_private_ptr: Option<*mut TPM2B_PRIVATE>,
+    ffi_creation_data_ptr: Option<*mut TPM2B_CREATION_DATA>,
+    ffi_creation_hash_ptr: Option<*mut TPM2B_DIGEST>,
+    ffi_creation_ticket_ptr: Option<*mut TPMT_TK_CREATION>,
 }
 
 /// Creates a new CreateCommandOutputHandler
 impl CreateCommandOutputHandler {
     pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            ffi_out_private_ptr: null_mut(),
-            ffi_out_public_ptr: null_mut(),
-            ffi_creation_data_ptr: null_mut(),
-            ffi_creation_hash_ptr: null_mut(),
-            ffi_creation_ticket_ptr: null_mut(),
+            ffi_out_private_ptr: Some(null_mut()),
+            ffi_out_public_ptr: Some(null_mut()),
+            ffi_creation_data_ptr: Some(null_mut()),
+            ffi_creation_hash_ptr: Some(null_mut()),
+            ffi_creation_ticket_ptr: Some(null_mut()),
         }
     }
 
     /// A reference to the where 'outPrivate' output parameter pointer shall be stored.
     pub fn ffi_out_private_ptr(&mut self) -> &mut *mut TPM2B_PRIVATE {
-        &mut self.ffi_out_private_ptr
+        // The unwrap is will always be Some until its dropped.
+        self.ffi_out_private_ptr.as_mut().unwrap()
     }
 
     /// A reference to the where 'outPublic' output parameter pointer shall be stored.
     pub fn ffi_out_public_ptr(&mut self) -> &mut *mut TPM2B_PUBLIC {
-        &mut self.ffi_out_public_ptr
+        // The unwrap is will always be Some until its dropped.
+        self.ffi_out_public_ptr.as_mut().unwrap()
     }
 
     /// A reference to the where 'creationData' output parameter pointer shall be stored.
     pub fn ffi_creation_data_ptr(&mut self) -> &mut *mut TPM2B_CREATION_DATA {
-        &mut self.ffi_creation_data_ptr
+        // The unwrap is will always be Some until its dropped.
+        self.ffi_creation_data_ptr.as_mut().unwrap()
     }
 
     /// A reference to the where 'creationHash' output parameter pointer shall be stored.
     pub fn ffi_creation_hash_ptr(&mut self) -> &mut *mut TPM2B_DIGEST {
-        &mut self.ffi_creation_hash_ptr
+        // The unwrap is will always be Some until its dropped.
+        self.ffi_creation_hash_ptr.as_mut().unwrap()
     }
 
     /// A reference to the where 'creationTicket' output parameter pointer shall be stored.
     pub fn ffi_creation_ticket_ptr(&mut self) -> &mut *mut TPMT_TK_CREATION {
-        &mut self.ffi_creation_ticket_ptr
+        // The unwrap is will always be Some until its dropped.
+        self.ffi_creation_ticket_ptr.as_mut().unwrap()
     }
 }
 
@@ -65,31 +69,84 @@ impl TryFrom<CreateCommandOutputHandler> for CreateKeyResult {
     fn try_from(mut ffi_data_handler: CreateCommandOutputHandler) -> Result<CreateKeyResult> {
         // Take and free with Esys_Free; then null out the handler's fields so Drop (if any)
         // won't free them a second time.
+        // Be sure to take ownership of any data that might have been allocated
+        // so that it gets properly zeroized.
+        let out_private_result = ffi_data_handler
+            .ffi_out_private_ptr
+            .take()
+            .ok_or(Error::local_error(
+                crate::WrapperErrorKind::InternalError, // It cannot be None
+            ))
+            .and_then(|ptr| unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) })
+            .and_then(Private::try_from);
+
+        let out_public_result = ffi_data_handler
+            .ffi_out_public_ptr
+            .take()
+            .ok_or(Error::local_error(
+                crate::WrapperErrorKind::InternalError, // It cannot be None
+            ))
+            .and_then(|ptr| unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) })
+            .and_then(Public::try_from);
+
+        let creation_data_result = ffi_data_handler
+            .ffi_creation_data_ptr
+            .take()
+            .ok_or(Error::local_error(
+                crate::WrapperErrorKind::InternalError, // It cannot be None
+            ))
+            .and_then(|ptr| unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) })
+            .and_then(CreationData::try_from);
+
+        let creation_hash_result = ffi_data_handler
+            .ffi_creation_hash_ptr
+            .take()
+            .ok_or(Error::local_error(
+                crate::WrapperErrorKind::InternalError, // It cannot be None
+            ))
+            .and_then(|ptr| unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) })
+            .and_then(Digest::try_from);
+
+        let creation_ticket_result = ffi_data_handler
+            .ffi_creation_ticket_ptr
+            .take()
+            .ok_or(Error::local_error(
+                crate::WrapperErrorKind::InternalError, // It cannot be None
+            ))
+            .and_then(|ptr| unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) })
+            .and_then(CreationTicket::try_from);
 
-        let out_private_owned = unsafe { take_from_esys(ffi_data_handler.ffi_out_private_ptr)? };
-        ffi_data_handler.ffi_out_private_ptr = null_mut();
+        Ok(CreateKeyResult {
+            out_private: out_private_result?,
+            out_public: out_public_result?,
+            creation_data: creation_data_result?,
+            creation_hash: creation_hash_result?,
+            creation_ticket: creation_ticket_result?,
+        })
+    }
+}
 
-        let out_public_owned = unsafe { take_from_esys(ffi_data_handler.ffi_out_public_ptr)? };
-        ffi_data_handler.ffi_out_public_ptr = null_mut();
+impl Drop for CreateCommandOutputHandler {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // Make sure we do not have anything allocated on the heap if the handler gets dropped.
+        let _ = self.ffi_out_private_ptr.take().inspect(|&ptr| {
+            let _ = unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) };
+        });
 
-        let creation_data_owned =
-            unsafe { take_from_esys(ffi_data_handler.ffi_creation_data_ptr)? };
-        ffi_data_handler.ffi_creation_data_ptr = null_mut();
+        let _ = self.ffi_out_public_ptr.take().inspect(|&ptr| {
+            let _ = unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) };
+        });
 
-        let creation_hash_owned =
-            unsafe { take_from_esys(ffi_data_handler.ffi_creation_hash_ptr)? };
-        ffi_data_handler.ffi_creation_hash_ptr = null_mut();
+        let _ = self.ffi_creation_data_ptr.take().inspect(|&ptr| {
+            let _ = unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) };
+        });
 
-        let creation_ticket_owned =
-            unsafe { take_from_esys(ffi_data_handler.ffi_creation_ticket_ptr)? };
-        ffi_data_handler.ffi_creation_ticket_ptr = null_mut();
+        let _ = self.ffi_creation_hash_ptr.take().inspect(|&ptr| {
+            let _ = unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) };
+        });
 
-        Ok(CreateKeyResult {
-            out_private: Private::try_from(out_private_owned)?,
-            out_public: Public::try_from(out_public_owned)?,
-            creation_data: CreationData::try_from(creation_data_owned)?,
-            creation_hash: Digest::try_from(creation_hash_owned)?,
-            creation_ticket: CreationTicket::try_from(creation_ticket_owned)?,
-        })
+        let _ = self.ffi_creation_ticket_ptr.take().inspect(|&ptr| {
+            let _ = unsafe { take_from_esys(ptr) };
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/session_commands.rs b/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/session_commands.rs
index a225748a0..bdf0387f2 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/session_commands.rs
+++ b/tss-esapi/src/context/tpm_commands/session_commands.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ impl Context {
         auth_hash: HashingAlgorithm,
     ) -> Result<Option<AuthSession>> {
         let mut session_handle = ObjectHandle::None.into();
-        let potential_tpm2b_nonce = nonce.map(|v| v.into());
+        let potential_nonce_caller = nonce.map(|v| v.into());
+        let nonce_caller_ptr = potential_nonce_caller
+            .as_ref()
+            .map_or_else(null, std::ptr::from_ref);
         ReturnCode::ensure_success(
             unsafe {
                 Esys_StartAuthSession(
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ impl Context {
                     self.optional_session_1(),
                     self.optional_session_2(),
                     self.optional_session_3(),
-                    potential_tpm2b_nonce.as_ref().map_or_else(null, |v| v),
+                    nonce_caller_ptr,
                     session_type.into(),
                     &symmetric.try_into()?,
                     auth_hash.into(),
diff --git a/tss-esapi/src/lib.rs b/tss-esapi/src/lib.rs
index 1fe9fea3c..a07b2ca1b 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tss-esapi/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 //! are at most one level away from root.
 //!
 //! Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV):
-//! We currently check with version 1.74.0 of the Rust compiler during CI builds.
+//! We currently check with version 1.76.0 of the Rust compiler during CI builds.
 //!
 //! # Notes on code safety:
 //! * thread safety is ensured by the required mutability of the `Context` structure within the
diff --git a/tss-esapi/src/traits.rs b/tss-esapi/src/traits.rs
index 0d8febae8..8cfe49b1f 100644
--- a/tss-esapi/src/traits.rs
+++ b/tss-esapi/src/traits.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ macro_rules! impl_mu_complex {
 
 // Make the macros usable outside of the module.
 pub(crate) use impl_marshall_trait;
-pub(crate) use impl_mu_aliases;
 pub(crate) use impl_mu_complex;
 pub(crate) use impl_mu_simple;
 pub(crate) use impl_mu_standard;
diff --git a/tss-esapi/tests/create_frozen_cargo_lock b/tss-esapi/tests/create_frozen_cargo_lock
index 5209f1276..0d18dfcf8 100755
--- a/tss-esapi/tests/create_frozen_cargo_lock
+++ b/tss-esapi/tests/create_frozen_cargo_lock
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright 2024 Contributors to the Parsec project.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-export MSRV=1.74.0
+export MSRV=1.76.0
 export EXEC_DIR="tss-esapi"
 
 if [[ "$(basename `pwd`)" != "$EXEC_DIR" ]]; then