diff -urN -x .svn OpenDNSSEC-1.3.orig/enforcer/enforcerd/enforcer.c OpenDNSSEC-1.3/enforcer/enforcerd/enforcer.c
--- OpenDNSSEC-1.3.orig/enforcer/enforcerd/enforcer.c	2012-05-14 14:46:16.000000000 +0200
+++ OpenDNSSEC-1.3/enforcer/enforcerd/enforcer.c	2012-05-14 14:47:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@
         }
 
         /* Communicate zones to the signer */
+        KsmParameterCollectionCache(1); /* Enable caching of policy parameters while in do_communication() */
         do_communication(config, policy);
+        KsmParameterCollectionCache(0);
         
         DbFreeResult(handle);
 
diff -urN -x .svn OpenDNSSEC-1.3.orig/enforcer/ksm/include/ksm/ksm.h OpenDNSSEC-1.3/enforcer/ksm/include/ksm/ksm.h
--- OpenDNSSEC-1.3.orig/enforcer/ksm/include/ksm/ksm.h	2012-05-14 14:46:16.000000000 +0200
+++ OpenDNSSEC-1.3/enforcer/ksm/include/ksm/ksm.h	2012-05-14 14:49:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@
 int KsmParameterRetSafety(KSM_PARCOLL* collection);
 int KsmParameterInitialPublicationInterval(KSM_PARCOLL* collection);
 int KsmParameterCollection(KSM_PARCOLL* data, int policy_id);
+void KsmParameterCollectionCache(int enable);
 
 /* ksm_keyword */
 
diff -urN -x .svn OpenDNSSEC-1.3.orig/enforcer/ksm/ksm_parameter.c OpenDNSSEC-1.3/enforcer/ksm/ksm_parameter.c
--- OpenDNSSEC-1.3.orig/enforcer/ksm/ksm_parameter.c	2012-05-14 14:46:16.000000000 +0200
+++ OpenDNSSEC-1.3/enforcer/ksm/ksm_parameter.c	2012-05-14 14:47:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -382,6 +382,21 @@
  *                  output.
 -*/
 
+static KSM_PARCOLL __parcoll_cache;
+static int __parcoll_cache_policy_id;
+static int __parcoll_cached = 0;
+static int __parcoll_cache_enabled = 0;
+
+void KsmParameterCollectionCache(int enable) {
+    if (enable && !__parcoll_cache_enabled) {
+        __parcoll_cache_enabled = 1;
+        __parcoll_cached = 0;
+    }
+    else if (!enable && __parcoll_cache_enabled) {
+        __parcoll_cache_enabled = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 int KsmParameterCollection(KSM_PARCOLL* data, int policy_id)
 {
     int status = 0;
@@ -392,6 +407,11 @@
         return MsgLog(KSM_INVARG, "NULL data");
     }
 
+    if (__parcoll_cache_enabled && __parcoll_cached && __parcoll_cache_policy_id == policy_id) {
+        memcpy(data, &__parcoll_cache, sizeof(KSM_PARCOLL));
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     status = KsmParameterValue(KSM_PAR_CLOCKSKEW_STRING, KSM_PAR_CLOCKSKEW_CAT, &(data->clockskew), policy_id, &param_id);
     if (status > 0) return status;
 
@@ -458,6 +478,12 @@
         data->kskroll = KSM_ROLL_DEFAULT;
     /*}*/
 
+    if (__parcoll_cache_enabled) {
+        memcpy(&__parcoll_cache, data, sizeof(KSM_PARCOLL));
+        __parcoll_cache_policy_id = policy_id;
+        __parcoll_cached = 1;
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }