diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 358d8a2..2682493 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to the KoalaSync browser extension and relay server.
 
 ---
 
+## [v2.0.6] — 2026-06-03
+
+### Performance & Security Hardening
+- Optimized failed authentication attempts cache eviction algorithm to $O(1)$ by exploiting Javascript `Map` insertion-order properties. This completely removes the previous array copying and sorting bottleneck, neutralizing a potential main-thread blocking DoS vector under heavy brute-force password traffic.
+
+---
+
 ## [v2.0.5] — 2026-06-03
 
 ### Security & Hardening
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7bca14..a9f5e2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/koalasync/obbnmkmlaaddodakcbdljknjpagklifc"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Chrome-Download-blue?logo=googlechrome&logoColor=white" alt="Chrome Extension"></a>
 </p>
 
-<p align="center"><a href="CHANGELOG.md"><b>New v2.0.5 Release!</b> — See what's changed</a></p>
+<p align="center"><a href="CHANGELOG.md"><b>New v2.0.6 Release!</b> — See what's changed</a></p>
 
 <p align="center"><i>KoalaSync is a lightweight Browser Extension and Relay Server for synchronized video playback on almost any website with a video element—YouTube, Twitch, Netflix, Emby, Jellyfin, and beyond. Built with a focus on <b>Data Sovereignty</b> and <b>Performance</b>.</i></p>
 
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 8f22450..6c2f7e0 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -149,17 +149,19 @@ function recordAuthFailure(ip, roomId) {
         for (const [key, record] of failedAuthAttempts.entries()) {
             if (now - record.lastAttempt > 15 * 60 * 1000) {
                 failedAuthAttempts.delete(key);
+            } else {
+                break; // Since entries are insertion-ordered by time, all subsequent entries are newer
             }
         }
         
-        // 2. If still over 50k, perform LRU-style eviction on the oldest 10,000 entries
+        // 2. If still over 50k, perform LRU-style eviction on the oldest 10,000 entries (first items in Map order)
         if (failedAuthAttempts.size > 50000) {
-            log('SECURITY', 'failedAuthAttempts size exceeded 50000. Performing LRU-style eviction.');
-            const sortedEntries = Array.from(failedAuthAttempts.entries())
-                .sort((a, b) => a[1].lastAttempt - b[1].lastAttempt);
-            
-            for (let i = 0; i < 10000 && i < sortedEntries.length; i++) {
-                failedAuthAttempts.delete(sortedEntries[i][0]);
+            log('SECURITY', 'failedAuthAttempts size exceeded 50000. Performing insertion-order eviction.');
+            for (const [key] of failedAuthAttempts.entries()) {
+                if (failedAuthAttempts.size <= 40000) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                failedAuthAttempts.delete(key);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ function recordAuthFailure(ip, roomId) {
     const record = failedAuthAttempts.get(key) || { count: 0, lastAttempt: 0 };
     record.count++;
     record.lastAttempt = Date.now();
+    failedAuthAttempts.delete(key); // Remove first to update insertion order (moves key to the end of iteration)
     failedAuthAttempts.set(key, record);
 }
 
diff --git a/website/www/version.json b/website/www/version.json
index b1053ac..c07cc8e 100644
--- a/website/www/version.json
+++ b/website/www/version.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "version": "2.0.5",
-  "date": "2026-06-03T09:32:00Z"
+  "date": "2026-06-03T09:34:22Z"
 }