diff --git a/src/stashcache.py b/src/stashcache.py
index f2db0de99..a9ac3a5a7 100644
--- a/src/stashcache.py
+++ b/src/stashcache.py
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ def fetch_ligo_authz_list_if_needed():
 
                 for authz in extended_authz_list:
                     if authz.used_in_authfile:
-                        self.id_to_paths[authz.get_authfile_id()].add(path)
-                        self.id_to_str[authz.get_authfile_id()] = str(authz)
+                        self.id_to_paths[authz.authfile_id].add(path)
+                        self.id_to_str[authz.authfile_id] = str(authz)
                     if authz.used_in_grid_mapfile:
-                        self.grid_mapfile_lines.add(authz.get_grid_mapfile_line())
+                        self.grid_mapfile_lines.add(authz.grid_mapfile_line)
 
         return self
 
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ def for_origin(cls, topology: Topology, vos_data: VOsData,
 
                 for authz in authz_list:
                     if authz.used_in_authfile:
-                        self.id_to_paths[authz.get_authfile_id()].add(path)
-                        self.id_to_str[authz.get_authfile_id()] = str(authz)
+                        self.id_to_paths[authz.authfile_id].add(path)
+                        self.id_to_str[authz.authfile_id] = str(authz)
                     if authz.used_in_grid_mapfile:
-                        self.grid_mapfile_lines.add(authz.get_grid_mapfile_line())
+                        self.grid_mapfile_lines.add(authz.grid_mapfile_line)
         return self
 
 
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ def get_credential_generation_dict_for_namespace(ns: Namespace) -> Optional[Dict
 def get_scitokens_list_for_namespace(ns: Namespace) -> List[Dict]:
     """Return the list of scitokens issuer info for the .namespaces[*].scitokens attribute in the namespaces JSON"""
     return list(
-        filter(None, (a.get_namespaces_scitokens_block() for a in ns.authz_list))
+        filter(None, (a.namespaces_scitokens_block for a in ns.authz_list))
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/webapp/data_federation.py b/src/webapp/data_federation.py
index 5f6ab796a..8542f527f 100644
--- a/src/webapp/data_federation.py
+++ b/src/webapp/data_federation.py
@@ -12,22 +12,20 @@
 
 
 class AuthMethod:
+    __slots__ = ("authfile_id", "grid_mapfile_line", "namespaces_scitokens_block")
     is_public = False
     used_in_authfile = False
     used_in_scitokens_conf = False
     used_in_grid_mapfile = False
 
-    def get_authfile_id(self):
-        return ""
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.authfile_id = ""
+        self.grid_mapfile_line = ""
+        self.namespaces_scitokens_block = None
 
     def get_scitokens_conf_block(self, service_name: str):
         return ""
 
-    def get_grid_mapfile_line(self):
-        return ""
-
-    def get_namespaces_scitokens_block(self):
-        return None
 
 class NullAuth(AuthMethod):
     pass
@@ -37,54 +35,54 @@ class PublicAuth(AuthMethod):
     is_public = True
     used_in_authfile = True
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.authfile_id = "u *"
+
     def __str__(self):
         return "PUBLIC"
 
-    def get_authfile_id(self):
-        return "u *"
-
 
 class DNAuth(AuthMethod):
+    __slots__ = ("dn", "dn_hash")
     used_in_authfile = True
     used_in_grid_mapfile = True
 
     def __init__(self, dn: str):
+        super().__init__()
         self.dn = dn
+        self.dn_hash = generate_dn_hash(dn)
+        self.authfile_id = f"u {self.dn_hash}"
+        self.grid_mapfile_line = f'"{self.dn}" {self.dn_hash}'
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "DN: " + self.dn
 
-    def get_dn_hash(self):
-        return generate_dn_hash(self.dn)
-
-    def get_authfile_id(self):
-        return f"u {self.get_dn_hash()}"
-
-    def get_grid_mapfile_line(self):
-        return f'"{self.dn}" {self.get_dn_hash()}'
-
 
 class FQANAuth(AuthMethod):
+    __slots__ = ("fqan",)
     used_in_authfile = True
 
     def __init__(self, fqan: str):
+        super().__init__()
         self.fqan = fqan
+        self.authfile_id = f"g {self.fqan}"
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "FQAN: " + self.fqan
 
-    def get_authfile_id(self):
-        return f"g {self.fqan}"
-
 
 class SciTokenAuth(AuthMethod):
+    __slots__ = ("issuer", "base_path", "restricted_path", "map_subject")
     used_in_scitokens_conf = True
 
     def __init__(self, issuer: str, base_path: str, restricted_path: Optional[str], map_subject: bool):
+        super().__init__()
         self.issuer = issuer
         self.base_path = base_path
         self.restricted_path = restricted_path
         self.map_subject = map_subject
+        self.namespaces_scitokens_block = self._get_namespaces_scitokens_block()
 
     def __str__(self):
         return f"SciToken: issuer={self.issuer} base_path={self.base_path} restricted_path={self.restricted_path} " \
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ def get_scitokens_conf_block(self, service_name: str):
 
         return block
 
-    def get_namespaces_scitokens_block(self):
+    def _get_namespaces_scitokens_block(self):
         base_path = re.split(r"\s*,\s*", self.base_path)
         restricted_path = re.split(r"\s*,\s*", self.restricted_path) if self.restricted_path else []
         return {
diff --git a/src/webapp/x509.py b/src/webapp/x509.py
index 5724cb60f..ba6d939dc 100644
--- a/src/webapp/x509.py
+++ b/src/webapp/x509.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import functools
 import hashlib
 import re
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
    }
 
 
+@functools.lru_cache(maxsize=2048)
 def generate_dn_hash(dn: str) -> str:
     """
     Given a DN one-liner as commonly encoded in the grid world