HttpClient usage in polly

Question

Wanted to verify if HttpCLient instance should be created outside method passed to polly for ExecuteAsync, or in?

My current usage varies between the two options and I am not sure which is the correct one?

Also, if it incurs some drawbacks, or possible memory leaks, etc. ?

Get:

var client = new HttpClient(new NativeMessageHandler()) { Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 0, TimeOutSec) };

var httpResponse = await AuthenticationOnUnauthorizePolicy.ExecuteAsync(async () =>
{
    UpdateClientHeader(client, correlationId);
    return await client.GetAsync(url, token);
});

Post:

var httpResponse = await AuthenticationOnUnauthorizePolicy.ExecuteAsync(async () =>
{
    using (var client = new HttpClient(new NativeMessageHandler()) { Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 0, TimeOutSec) })
    {
        UpdateClientHeader(client, correlationId);
        WriteNetworkAccessStatusToLog();
        return await client.PostAsync(url, content);
    }
});

The policy used here:

AuthenticationOnUnauthorizePolicy = Policy
     .HandleResult<HttpResponseMessage>(reposnse => reposnse.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized)
     .RetryAsync(1, onRetryAsync:
     async (response, count, context) =>
     {
         _logger.Info("Unauthorized Response! Retrying Authentication...");
         await Authenticate();
     });

Appreciates any comments on the code above.

Is there a correct way?

Do I need to use the Context to get the client again, or is my usage okay?

---

Update:

Authenticate method:

public virtual async Task Authenticate()
{
    // lock it - only one request can request token
    if (Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _isAuthenticated, 1, 0) == 0)
    {
        var result = new WebResult();
        var loginModel = new LoginModel
        {
            email = _settingService.Email,
            password = _settingService.Password
        };

        var url = ......
        var correlationId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();

        try
        {
            var stringObj = JsonHelper.SerializeObject(loginModel);
            HttpContent content = new StringContent(stringObj, Encoding.UTF8, HttpConsts.JsonMediaType);

            using (var client = new HttpClient(new NativeMessageHandler()) { Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 0, TimeOutSec) }
            )
            {
                UpdateClientHeader(client, correlationId, useToken: false); // not token, we need new one
                using (var httpResponse = await client.PostAsync(url, content))
                {
                    var sReader = await httpResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                    await HandleRequest(result, sReader, httpResponse, correlationId, url, "result");
                }
            }
            if (result != null && !result.HasError)
            {
                _loginToken = result.Token;
            }
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            // Log error
        }
        finally
        {
            _isAuthenticated = 0;
        }
    }
}

Update client headr method:

if (_loginToken != null &&
                !client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Contains("Token"))
            {
                client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Token", _loginToken );
            }
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue(HttpConsts.JsonMediaType));