diff --git a/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/controller.go b/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/controller.go
index 0554811db..55c1fb875 100644
--- a/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/controller.go
+++ b/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller/controller.go
@@ -489,9 +489,8 @@ func (c *Controller) getNetworkMapData(ctx context.Context, accountID string) *n
 
 // fetchNetworkMapData reads the twin once per buffer window. Its result is
 // shared by every waiter of that window, so the mutating steps run here, before
-// it is handed out: the twin the callers see is read-only. Injected proxy
-// policies carry no posture checks, so precomputing after the injection yields
-// the same validation as precomputing before it.
+// it is handed out: the twin the callers see is read-only. Posture checks are
+// evaluated lazily by the components calculation.
 func (c *Controller) fetchNetworkMapData(ctx context.Context, accountID string) (*networkmap.NetworkMapData, error) {
 	nmData, err := c.nmdataStore.GetNetworkMapData(ctx, accountID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -501,7 +500,6 @@ func (c *Controller) fetchNetworkMapData(ctx context.Context, accountID string)
 	nmData.Services = c.proxyServicesFromRepo(ctx, accountID)
 	nmData.BuildPrivateServiceCandidates()
 	nmData.InjectProxyPolicies()
-	nmData.PrecomputePostureValidation()
 
 	return nmData, nil
 }
diff --git a/management/internals/controllers/network_map/nmaptest/runner.go b/management/internals/controllers/network_map/nmaptest/runner.go
index b6fc81df6..8c0f87ece 100644
--- a/management/internals/controllers/network_map/nmaptest/runner.go
+++ b/management/internals/controllers/network_map/nmaptest/runner.go
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ func RunCase(t *testing.T, c Case) {
 	nmData := c.Data
 	applyFixtureDefaults(nmData)
 	nmData.BuildPrivateServiceCandidates()
-	nmData.PrecomputePostureValidation()
 
 	dnsDomain := c.DNSDomain
 	if nmData.AccountSettings.DNSDomain != "" {
diff --git a/shared/management/certposture/certposture_test.go b/shared/management/certposture/certposture_test.go
index e8f3d20c1..7f12409f7 100644
--- a/shared/management/certposture/certposture_test.go
+++ b/shared/management/certposture/certposture_test.go
@@ -175,6 +175,24 @@ func TestChainMatchesCAs(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, ChainMatchesCAs("not a pem", []string{ca.PEM}, now))
 }
 
+func TestAnyChainMatchesCAs(t *testing.T) {
+	ca := certtest.NewCA(t, "root")
+	otherCA := certtest.NewCA(t, "other-root")
+	chainPEM := EncodeChainPEM([]*x509.Certificate{ca.Issue(t, certtest.ECDSAKey(t), "device")})
+	otherPEM := EncodeChainPEM([]*x509.Certificate{otherCA.Issue(t, certtest.ECDSAKey(t), "device")})
+
+	assert.True(t, AnyChainMatchesCAs([]string{otherPEM, chainPEM}, []string{ca.PEM}, now))
+	assert.False(t, AnyChainMatchesCAs([]string{otherPEM}, []string{ca.PEM}, now))
+	assert.False(t, AnyChainMatchesCAs(nil, []string{ca.PEM}, now))
+	assert.False(t, AnyChainMatchesCAs([]string{chainPEM}, []string{"not a pem"}, now))
+
+	roots, err := ParseCAs([]string{ca.PEM})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, AnyChainMatchesPool([]string{otherPEM, chainPEM}, roots, now))
+	assert.False(t, AnyChainMatchesPool([]string{otherPEM}, roots, now))
+	assert.False(t, AnyChainMatchesPool(nil, roots, now))
+}
+
 func TestChainPEM_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	ca := certtest.NewCA(t, "root")
 	leaf := ca.Issue(t, certtest.ECDSAKey(t), "device")
diff --git a/shared/management/certposture/chain.go b/shared/management/certposture/chain.go
index 80fb46b4b..6c550ed96 100644
--- a/shared/management/certposture/chain.go
+++ b/shared/management/certposture/chain.go
@@ -68,10 +68,19 @@ func ChainMatchesCAs(chainPEM string, caPEMs []string, now time.Time) bool {
 // AnyChainMatchesCAs reports whether at least one of the peer's verified chains
 // is anchored in one of the configured CAs.
 func AnyChainMatchesCAs(chainPEMs, caPEMs []string, now time.Time) bool {
+	if len(chainPEMs) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
 	roots, err := ParseCAs(caPEMs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
+	return AnyChainMatchesPool(chainPEMs, roots, now)
+}
+
+// AnyChainMatchesPool is AnyChainMatchesCAs over an already parsed root pool, for
+// callers that verify many peers against the same CAs.
+func AnyChainMatchesPool(chainPEMs []string, roots *x509.CertPool, now time.Time) bool {
 	for _, chainPEM := range chainPEMs {
 		if chainMatchesPool(chainPEM, roots, now) {
 			return true
diff --git a/shared/management/networkmap/admission.go b/shared/management/networkmap/admission.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5409524fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/management/networkmap/admission.go
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+package networkmap
+
+import (
+	"slices"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/types"
+)
+
+// admissionCache memoises the peer-independent parts of the components calculation:
+// the posture-check verdicts and the admitted peers of every policy side. Its index is
+// built once per NetworkMapData and every entry is filled on first use, so lookups
+// take no lock and nothing is computed for checks or policies no peer needs. The
+// NetworkMapData must not change once the index is built.
+type admissionCache struct {
+	policies map[*nmdata.Policy]*policyAdmission
+	verdicts map[string]*postureVerdicts
+
+	ruleFailuresOnce sync.Once
+	ruleFailures     map[string]map[string]struct{}
+}
+
+// policyAdmission holds the admissions of one policy: the union of its source sides,
+// used by the network resource loop, and the sides of each rule, in rule order.
+type policyAdmission struct {
+	sources admittedPeers
+	rules   []ruleAdmission
+}
+
+type ruleAdmission struct {
+	sources      admittedPeers
+	destinations admittedPeers
+}
+
+// admittedPeers is the admission of one policy side: the peers that exist, are
+// validated and pass the side's posture checks and, keyed by posture check ID, the
+// peers a check rejected. Both are shared and must not be mutated.
+type admittedPeers struct {
+	once   sync.Once
+	peers  []string
+	failed map[string]map[string]struct{}
+}
+
+// postureVerdicts holds the results of one posture check keyed by peer ID. A nil
+// map marks a check ID that resolves to no posture check, which passes.
+type postureVerdicts struct {
+	once    sync.Once
+	results map[string]bool
+}
+
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) admissions() *admissionCache {
+	nmd.admissionsOnce.Do(func() {
+		nmd.InjectProxyPolicies()
+		c := &admissionCache{
+			policies: make(map[*nmdata.Policy]*policyAdmission, len(nmd.Policies)),
+			verdicts: make(map[string]*postureVerdicts, len(nmd.PostureChecks)),
+		}
+		for _, policy := range nmd.Policies {
+			c.addPolicy(policy)
+		}
+		for _, policies := range nmd.ResourcePolicies {
+			for _, policy := range policies {
+				c.addPolicy(policy)
+			}
+		}
+		for id := range nmd.PostureChecks {
+			c.verdicts[id] = &postureVerdicts{}
+		}
+		nmd.admissionsIdx = c
+	})
+	return nmd.admissionsIdx
+}
+
+func (c *admissionCache) addPolicy(policy *nmdata.Policy) {
+	if policy == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if _, ok := c.policies[policy]; ok {
+		return
+	}
+	c.policies[policy] = &policyAdmission{rules: make([]ruleAdmission, len(policy.Rules))}
+}
+
+// ruleAdmissions returns the admitted source and destination peers of the policy's
+// rule at index i.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) ruleAdmissions(policy *nmdata.Policy, i int) (*admittedPeers, *admittedPeers) {
+	rule := policy.Rules[i]
+	ra := &nmd.admissions().policies[policy].rules[i]
+	src := ra.sources.fill(func(failed *map[string]map[string]struct{}) []string {
+		return nmd.admitSide(rule.Sources, rule.SourceResource, policy.SourcePostureChecks, failed)
+	})
+	dst := ra.destinations.fill(func(failed *map[string]map[string]struct{}) []string {
+		return nmd.admitSide(rule.Destinations, rule.DestinationResource, nil, failed)
+	})
+	return src, dst
+}
+
+// resourcePolicySources returns the admitted source peers of a resource policy across
+// all its rules, shared by every routing peer of the policy's resources.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) resourcePolicySources(policy *nmdata.Policy) *admittedPeers {
+	pa := nmd.admissions().policies[policy]
+	return pa.sources.fill(func(failed *map[string]map[string]struct{}) []string {
+		if resource := policy.Rules[0].SourceResource; isPeerResource(resource) {
+			return nmd.getPeerFromResource(resource, policy.SourcePostureChecks, failed)
+		}
+		var admitted []string
+		for _, pid := range nmd.getUniquePeerIDsFromGroupsIDs(policy.SourceGroups()) {
+			if nmd.admitPolicyPeer(pid, policy.SourcePostureChecks, failed) {
+				admitted = append(admitted, pid)
+			}
+		}
+		return admitted
+	})
+}
+
+func (a *admittedPeers) fill(admit func(failed *map[string]map[string]struct{}) []string) *admittedPeers {
+	a.once.Do(func() {
+		a.failed = make(map[string]map[string]struct{})
+		a.peers = admit(&a.failed)
+	})
+	return a
+}
+
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) admitSide(groups []string, resource nmdata.Resource, postureChecksIDs []string, failed *map[string]map[string]struct{}) []string {
+	if isPeerResource(resource) {
+		return nmd.getPeerFromResource(resource, postureChecksIDs, failed)
+	}
+	return nmd.getPeersFromGroups(groups, postureChecksIDs, failed)
+}
+
+// ruleFailures returns the posture failures of every enabled rule side. Every peer's
+// rule loop walks all of them, so they are merged once per NetworkMapData.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) ruleFailures() map[string]map[string]struct{} {
+	c := nmd.admissions()
+	c.ruleFailuresOnce.Do(func() {
+		failures := make(map[string]map[string]struct{})
+		for _, policy := range nmd.Policies {
+			if policy == nil || !policy.Enabled {
+				continue
+			}
+			for i, rule := range policy.Rules {
+				if rule == nil || !rule.Enabled {
+					continue
+				}
+				sources, destinations := nmd.ruleAdmissions(policy, i)
+				mergePostureFailures(&failures, sources.failed)
+				mergePostureFailures(&failures, destinations.failed)
+			}
+		}
+		c.ruleFailures = failures
+	})
+	return c.ruleFailures
+}
+
+// sideAdmitsPeer reports whether the peer is an admitted member of a rule side,
+// resolving membership like getPeersFromGroups without walking the group members.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) sideAdmitsPeer(groups []string, resource nmdata.Resource, postureChecksIDs []string, peerID string, peerGroups map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	member := false
+	if isPeerResource(resource) {
+		member = resource.ID == peerID
+	} else {
+		for _, gid := range groups {
+			group := nmd.Groups[gid]
+			if group == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			_, inGroup := peerGroups[gid]
+			if group.IsGroupAll() || len(groups) == 1 {
+				member = inGroup
+				break
+			}
+			member = member || inGroup
+		}
+	}
+	if !member {
+		return false
+	}
+	admitted, _ := nmd.admitsPeer(peerID, postureChecksIDs)
+	return admitted
+}
+
+// postureVerdict returns the cached result of a posture check for the peer and
+// whether one is cached. The results of a check are evaluated on first use for the
+// source peers of every enabled policy using it, or taken from PostureValidation
+// when it was precomputed.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) postureVerdict(postureChecksID, peerID string) (bool, bool) {
+	v, ok := nmd.admissions().verdicts[postureChecksID]
+	if !ok {
+		return false, false
+	}
+	v.once.Do(func() {
+		if results, seeded := nmd.PostureValidation[postureChecksID]; seeded {
+			v.results = results
+			return
+		}
+		v.results = nmd.evaluatePostureChecksForPeers(postureChecksID, nmd.postureCheckPeerIDs(postureChecksID))
+	})
+	if v.results == nil {
+		return true, true
+	}
+	valid, found := v.results[peerID]
+	return valid, found
+}
+
+// postureCheckPeerIDs collects the source peers of every enabled policy using the
+// posture check.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) postureCheckPeerIDs(postureChecksID string) map[string]struct{} {
+	peerIDs := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, policy := range nmd.Policies {
+		if policy == nil || !policy.Enabled || !slices.Contains(policy.SourcePostureChecks, postureChecksID) {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, pid := range nmd.getUniquePeerIDsFromGroupsIDs(policy.SourceGroups()) {
+			peerIDs[pid] = struct{}{}
+		}
+		for _, rule := range policy.Rules {
+			if rule != nil && isPeerResource(rule.SourceResource) {
+				peerIDs[rule.SourceResource.ID] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return peerIDs
+}
+
+func isPeerResource(resource nmdata.Resource) bool {
+	return resource.Type == string(types.ResourceTypePeer) && resource.ID != ""
+}
+
+func mergePostureFailures(dst *map[string]map[string]struct{}, failed map[string]map[string]struct{}) {
+	for checkID, peerIDs := range failed {
+		if _, ok := (*dst)[checkID]; !ok {
+			(*dst)[checkID] = make(map[string]struct{}, len(peerIDs))
+		}
+		for pid := range peerIDs {
+			(*dst)[checkID][pid] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapcompute.go b/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapcompute.go
index 65e76d097..dfab621b2 100644
--- a/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapcompute.go
+++ b/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapcompute.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package networkmap
 
 import (
-	"slices"
-
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/types"
 )
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) GetPeerNetworkMapComponents(peerID string, peersCusto
 		ForceRoutingPeerDNSResolution: forceRoutingPeerDNS,
 	}
 
-	relevantPeers, relevantGroups, relevantPolicies, relevantRoutes, sshReqs := nmd.getPeersGroupsPoliciesRoutes(peerID, peer.SSHEnabled, &components.PostureFailedPeers)
+	relevantPeers, relevantGroups, relevantPolicies, relevantRoutes, sshReqs := nmd.getPeersGroupsPoliciesRoutes(peerID, peer.SSHEnabled)
 
 	if len(sshReqs.neededGroupIDs) > 0 {
 		components.GroupIDToUserIDs = filterGroupIDToUserIDs(nmd.GroupIDToUserIDs, sshReqs.neededGroupIDs)
@@ -87,6 +85,8 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) GetPeerNetworkMapComponents(peerID string, peersCusto
 		}
 	}
 
+	seenSourcePolicies := make(map[*nmdata.Policy]struct{})
+	var sourceFailures []map[string]map[string]struct{}
 	for _, resource := range nmd.NetworkResources {
 		if resource == nil || !resource.Enabled {
 			continue
@@ -111,16 +111,11 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) GetPeerNetworkMapComponents(peerID string, peersCusto
 				continue
 			}
 			if addSourcePeers {
-				var peers []string
-				if policy.Rules[0].SourceResource.Type == string(types.ResourceTypePeer) && policy.Rules[0].SourceResource.ID != "" {
-					peers = []string{policy.Rules[0].SourceResource.ID}
-				} else {
-					peers = nmd.getUniquePeerIDsFromGroupsIDs(policy.SourceGroups())
-				}
-				for _, pID := range nmd.getPostureValidPeersSaveFailed(peers, policy.SourcePostureChecks, &components.PostureFailedPeers) {
-					if _, exists := components.Peers[pID]; !exists {
-						components.Peers[pID] = nmd.Peers[pID]
-					}
+				if _, seen := seenSourcePolicies[policy]; !seen {
+					seenSourcePolicies[policy] = struct{}{}
+					sources := nmd.resourcePolicySources(policy)
+					nmd.mergeSourcePeers(components, sources)
+					sourceFailures = append(sourceFailures, sources.failed)
 				}
 			} else {
 				peerInSources := false
@@ -128,7 +123,7 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) GetPeerNetworkMapComponents(peerID string, peersCusto
 					peerInSources = policy.Rules[0].SourceResource.ID == peerID
 				} else {
 					for _, groupID := range policy.SourceGroups() {
-						if group := nmd.Groups[groupID]; group != nil && slices.Contains(group.Peers, peerID) {
+						if _, ok := peerGroups[groupID]; ok {
 							peerInSources = true
 							break
 						}
@@ -195,7 +190,7 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) GetPeerNetworkMapComponents(peerID string, peersCusto
 	}
 
 	filterGroupPeers(&components.Groups, components.Peers)
-	filterPostureFailedPeers(&components.PostureFailedPeers, components.Policies, components.ResourcePoliciesMap, components.Peers)
+	nmd.collectPostureFailedPeers(components, sourceFailures)
 
 	return components
 }
@@ -203,7 +198,6 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) GetPeerNetworkMapComponents(peerID string, peersCusto
 func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeersGroupsPoliciesRoutes(
 	peerID string,
 	peerSSHEnabled bool,
-	postureFailedPeers *map[string]map[string]struct{},
 ) (map[string]*nmdata.Peer, map[string]*nmdata.Group, []*nmdata.Policy, []*nmdata.Route, sshRequirements) {
 	relevantPeerIDs := make(map[string]*nmdata.Peer, len(nmd.Peers)/4)
 	relevantGroupIDs := make(map[string]*nmdata.Group, len(nmd.Groups)/4)
@@ -296,7 +290,7 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeersGroupsPoliciesRoutes(
 		}
 
 		policyRelevant := false
-		for _, rule := range policy.Rules {
+		for i, rule := range policy.Rules {
 			if rule == nil || !rule.Enabled {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -320,24 +314,13 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeersGroupsPoliciesRoutes(
 				}
 			}
 
-			var sourcePeers, destinationPeers []string
-			var peerInSources, peerInDestinations bool
-
-			if rule.SourceResource.Type == string(types.ResourceTypePeer) && rule.SourceResource.ID != "" {
-				sourcePeers, peerInSources = nmd.getPeerFromResource(rule.SourceResource, peerID, policy.SourcePostureChecks, postureFailedPeers)
-			} else {
-				sourcePeers, peerInSources = nmd.getPeersFromGroups(rule.Sources, peerID, policy.SourcePostureChecks, postureFailedPeers)
-			}
-
-			if rule.DestinationResource.Type == string(types.ResourceTypePeer) && rule.DestinationResource.ID != "" {
-				destinationPeers, peerInDestinations = nmd.getPeerFromResource(rule.DestinationResource, peerID, nil, postureFailedPeers)
-			} else {
-				destinationPeers, peerInDestinations = nmd.getPeersFromGroups(rule.Destinations, peerID, nil, postureFailedPeers)
-			}
+			sources, destinations := nmd.ruleAdmissions(policy, i)
+			peerInSources := nmd.sideAdmitsPeer(rule.Sources, rule.SourceResource, policy.SourcePostureChecks, peerID, peerGroupSet)
+			peerInDestinations := nmd.sideAdmitsPeer(rule.Destinations, rule.DestinationResource, nil, peerID, peerGroupSet)
 
 			if peerInSources {
 				policyRelevant = true
-				for _, pid := range destinationPeers {
+				for _, pid := range destinations.peers {
 					relevantPeerIDs[pid] = nmd.Peers[pid]
 				}
 				for _, dstGroupID := range rule.Destinations {
@@ -349,7 +332,7 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeersGroupsPoliciesRoutes(
 
 			if peerInDestinations {
 				policyRelevant = true
-				for _, pid := range sourcePeers {
+				for _, pid := range sources.peers {
 					relevantPeerIDs[pid] = nmd.Peers[pid]
 				}
 				for _, srcGroupID := range rule.Sources {
@@ -381,9 +364,11 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeersGroupsPoliciesRoutes(
 	return relevantPeerIDs, relevantGroupIDs, relevantPolicies, relevantRoutes, sshReqs
 }
 
-func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeersFromGroups(groups []string, peerID string, sourcePostureChecksIDs []string,
-	postureFailedPeers *map[string]map[string]struct{}) ([]string, bool) {
-	peerInGroups := false
+// getPeersFromGroups returns the admitted members of a rule side given by groups.
+// The All group, or a single group, alone decides the side. Posture failures are
+// recorded in postureFailedPeers.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeersFromGroups(groups []string, sourcePostureChecksIDs []string,
+	postureFailedPeers *map[string]map[string]struct{}) []string {
 	filteredPeerIDs := make([]string, 0, len(groups))
 	seenPeerIds := make(map[string]struct{}, len(groups))
 
@@ -395,20 +380,12 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeersFromGroups(groups []string, peerID string, so
 
 		if group.IsGroupAll() || len(groups) == 1 {
 			filteredPeerIDs = make([]string, 0, len(group.Peers))
-			peerInGroups = false
 			for _, pid := range group.Peers {
-				if !nmd.admitPolicyPeer(pid, sourcePostureChecksIDs, postureFailedPeers) {
-					continue
+				if nmd.admitPolicyPeer(pid, sourcePostureChecksIDs, postureFailedPeers) {
+					filteredPeerIDs = append(filteredPeerIDs, pid)
 				}
-
-				if pid == peerID {
-					peerInGroups = true
-					continue
-				}
-
-				filteredPeerIDs = append(filteredPeerIDs, pid)
 			}
-			return filteredPeerIDs, peerInGroups
+			return filteredPeerIDs
 		}
 
 		for _, pid := range group.Peers {
@@ -416,57 +393,55 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeersFromGroups(groups []string, peerID string, so
 				continue
 			}
 			seenPeerIds[pid] = struct{}{}
-			if !nmd.admitPolicyPeer(pid, sourcePostureChecksIDs, postureFailedPeers) {
-				continue
+			if nmd.admitPolicyPeer(pid, sourcePostureChecksIDs, postureFailedPeers) {
+				filteredPeerIDs = append(filteredPeerIDs, pid)
 			}
-
-			if pid == peerID {
-				peerInGroups = true
-				continue
-			}
-
-			filteredPeerIDs = append(filteredPeerIDs, pid)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return filteredPeerIDs, peerInGroups
+	return filteredPeerIDs
 }
 
 // getPeerFromResource resolves a rule side that names a peer directly, admitting it
 // like a member of a group holding only that peer.
-func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeerFromResource(resource nmdata.Resource, peerID string, sourcePostureChecksIDs []string,
-	postureFailedPeers *map[string]map[string]struct{}) ([]string, bool) {
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPeerFromResource(resource nmdata.Resource, sourcePostureChecksIDs []string,
+	postureFailedPeers *map[string]map[string]struct{}) []string {
 	if !nmd.admitPolicyPeer(resource.ID, sourcePostureChecksIDs, postureFailedPeers) {
-		return nil, false
+		return nil
 	}
-	if resource.ID == peerID {
-		return nil, true
-	}
-	return []string{resource.ID}, false
+	return []string{resource.ID}
 }
 
-// admitPolicyPeer applies the per-peer admission of a rule side: the peer must exist,
-// be validated and pass the rule's posture checks. A failed check is recorded in
-// postureFailedPeers.
+// admitPolicyPeer is admitsPeer that records a failed posture check in postureFailedPeers.
 func (nmd *NetworkMapData) admitPolicyPeer(pid string, sourcePostureChecksIDs []string, postureFailedPeers *map[string]map[string]struct{}) bool {
+	admitted, failedCheck := nmd.admitsPeer(pid, sourcePostureChecksIDs)
+	if failedCheck != "" {
+		if _, ok := (*postureFailedPeers)[failedCheck]; !ok {
+			(*postureFailedPeers)[failedCheck] = make(map[string]struct{})
+		}
+		(*postureFailedPeers)[failedCheck][pid] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	return admitted
+}
+
+// admitsPeer applies the per-peer admission of a rule side: the peer must exist, be
+// validated and pass the rule's posture checks. It returns the first failed posture
+// check ID, if any.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) admitsPeer(pid string, sourcePostureChecksIDs []string) (bool, string) {
 	peer, ok := nmd.Peers[pid]
 	if !ok || peer == nil {
-		return false
+		return false, ""
 	}
 
 	if _, ok := nmd.ValidatedPeers[pid]; !ok {
-		return false
+		return false, ""
 	}
 
 	isValid, pname := nmd.validatePostureChecksOnPeerGetFailed(sourcePostureChecksIDs, pid)
 	if !isValid && len(pname) > 0 {
-		if _, ok := (*postureFailedPeers)[pname]; !ok {
-			(*postureFailedPeers)[pname] = make(map[string]struct{})
-		}
-		(*postureFailedPeers)[pname][pid] = struct{}{}
-		return false
+		return false, pname
 	}
-	return true
+	return true, ""
 }
 
 func (nmd *NetworkMapData) validatePostureChecksOnPeerGetFailed(sourcePostureChecksID []string, peerID string) (bool, string) {
@@ -476,7 +451,7 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) validatePostureChecksOnPeerGetFailed(sourcePostureChe
 	}
 
 	for _, postureChecksID := range sourcePostureChecksID {
-		if valid, cached := nmd.cachedPostureCheckResult(postureChecksID, peerID); cached {
+		if valid, cached := nmd.postureVerdict(postureChecksID, peerID); cached {
 			if !valid {
 				return false, postureChecksID
 			}
@@ -494,43 +469,25 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) validatePostureChecksOnPeerGetFailed(sourcePostureChe
 	return true, ""
 }
 
+// PrecomputePostureValidation evaluates every posture check used by an enabled policy
+// for the policy's source peers and stores the results in PostureValidation.
 func (nmd *NetworkMapData) PrecomputePostureValidation() {
 	if len(nmd.PostureChecks) == 0 {
 		nmd.PostureValidation = nil
 		return
 	}
 
-	checkPeerIDs := make(map[string]map[string]struct{})
+	results := make(map[string]map[string]bool)
 	for _, policy := range nmd.Policies {
-		if policy == nil || !policy.Enabled || len(policy.SourcePostureChecks) == 0 {
+		if policy == nil || !policy.Enabled {
 			continue
 		}
-
-		groupPeerIDs := nmd.getUniquePeerIDsFromGroupsIDs(policy.SourceGroups())
 		for _, postureChecksID := range policy.SourcePostureChecks {
-			set := checkPeerIDs[postureChecksID]
-			if set == nil {
-				set = make(map[string]struct{}, len(groupPeerIDs))
-				checkPeerIDs[postureChecksID] = set
-			}
-			for _, pid := range groupPeerIDs {
-				set[pid] = struct{}{}
-			}
-			for _, rule := range policy.Rules {
-				if rule == nil {
-					continue
-				}
-				if rule.SourceResource.Type == string(types.ResourceTypePeer) && rule.SourceResource.ID != "" {
-					set[rule.SourceResource.ID] = struct{}{}
-				}
+			if _, done := results[postureChecksID]; !done {
+				results[postureChecksID] = nmd.evaluatePostureChecksForPeers(postureChecksID, nmd.postureCheckPeerIDs(postureChecksID))
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	results := make(map[string]map[string]bool, len(checkPeerIDs))
-	for postureChecksID, peerIDs := range checkPeerIDs {
-		results[postureChecksID] = nmd.evaluatePostureChecksForPeers(postureChecksID, peerIDs)
-	}
 	nmd.PostureValidation = results
 }
 
@@ -552,38 +509,77 @@ func (nmd *NetworkMapData) evaluatePostureChecksForPeers(postureChecksID string,
 	return results
 }
 
-func (nmd *NetworkMapData) cachedPostureCheckResult(postureChecksID, peerID string) (bool, bool) {
-	results, ok := nmd.PostureValidation[postureChecksID]
-	if !ok {
-		return false, false
+// mergeSourcePeers adds the admitted source peers of a resource policy to the components.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) mergeSourcePeers(components *types.NetworkMapComponents, sources *admittedPeers) {
+	for _, pID := range sources.peers {
+		if _, exists := components.Peers[pID]; !exists {
+			components.Peers[pID] = nmd.Peers[pID]
+		}
 	}
-	if results == nil {
-		return true, true
-	}
-	valid, found := results[peerID]
-	return valid, found
 }
 
-func (nmd *NetworkMapData) getPostureValidPeersSaveFailed(inputPeers []string, postureChecksIDs []string, postureFailedPeers *map[string]map[string]struct{}) []string {
-	var dest []string
-	for _, peerID := range inputPeers {
-		if _, validated := nmd.ValidatedPeers[peerID]; !validated {
-			continue
+// collectPostureFailedPeers sets the components' posture failures to those of every
+// enabled rule side, of the given resource-policy sources and the ones already
+// recorded, limited to the checks the components' policies reference and to the peers
+// in the components. Each failure set is intersected with the components' peers from
+// its smaller side, so the cost follows the peer's own map, not the account size.
+func (nmd *NetworkMapData) collectPostureFailedPeers(components *types.NetworkMapComponents, sourceFailures []map[string]map[string]struct{}) {
+	failures := append([]map[string]map[string]struct{}{nmd.ruleFailures(), components.PostureFailedPeers}, sourceFailures...)
+
+	referenced := make(map[string]struct{})
+	addReferenced := func(policy *nmdata.Policy) {
+		if policy == nil {
+			return
 		}
-		valid, pname := nmd.validatePostureChecksOnPeerGetFailed(postureChecksIDs, peerID)
-		if valid {
-			dest = append(dest, peerID)
-			continue
+		for _, checkID := range policy.SourcePostureChecks {
+			referenced[checkID] = struct{}{}
 		}
-		if pname == "" {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, ok := (*postureFailedPeers)[pname]; !ok {
-			(*postureFailedPeers)[pname] = make(map[string]struct{})
-		}
-		(*postureFailedPeers)[pname][peerID] = struct{}{}
 	}
-	return dest
+	for _, policy := range components.Policies {
+		addReferenced(policy)
+	}
+	for _, policies := range components.ResourcePoliciesMap {
+		for _, policy := range policies {
+			addReferenced(policy)
+		}
+	}
+
+	result := make(map[string]map[string]struct{})
+	for checkID := range referenced {
+		var kept map[string]struct{}
+		for _, failed := range failures {
+			kept = addFailedPeersInMap(kept, failed[checkID], components.Peers)
+		}
+		if len(kept) > 0 {
+			result[checkID] = kept
+		}
+	}
+	components.PostureFailedPeers = result
+}
+
+// addFailedPeersInMap adds the failed peers that are in peers to kept, allocating kept
+// on the first match, and returns it.
+func addFailedPeersInMap(kept, failed map[string]struct{}, peers map[string]*nmdata.Peer) map[string]struct{} {
+	add := func(pid string) {
+		if kept == nil {
+			kept = make(map[string]struct{})
+		}
+		kept[pid] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	if len(failed) <= len(peers) {
+		for pid := range failed {
+			if _, ok := peers[pid]; ok {
+				add(pid)
+			}
+		}
+		return kept
+	}
+	for pid := range peers {
+		if _, ok := failed[pid]; ok {
+			add(pid)
+		}
+	}
+	return kept
 }
 
 // forcesRoutingPeerDNSResolution reports whether the given peer must run
@@ -739,41 +735,6 @@ func filterGroupPeers(groups *map[string]*nmdata.Group, peers map[string]*nmdata
 	}
 }
 
-func filterPostureFailedPeers(postureFailedPeers *map[string]map[string]struct{}, policies []*nmdata.Policy, resourcePoliciesMap map[string][]*nmdata.Policy, peers map[string]*nmdata.Peer) {
-	if len(*postureFailedPeers) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	referencedPostureChecks := make(map[string]struct{})
-	for _, policy := range policies {
-		for _, checkID := range policy.SourcePostureChecks {
-			referencedPostureChecks[checkID] = struct{}{}
-		}
-	}
-	for _, resPolicies := range resourcePoliciesMap {
-		for _, policy := range resPolicies {
-			for _, checkID := range policy.SourcePostureChecks {
-				referencedPostureChecks[checkID] = struct{}{}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	for checkID, failedPeers := range *postureFailedPeers {
-		if _, referenced := referencedPostureChecks[checkID]; !referenced {
-			delete(*postureFailedPeers, checkID)
-			continue
-		}
-		for peerID := range failedPeers {
-			if _, exists := peers[peerID]; !exists {
-				delete(failedPeers, peerID)
-			}
-		}
-		if len(failedPeers) == 0 {
-			delete(*postureFailedPeers, checkID)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func filterDNSRecordsByPeers(records []nmdata.SimpleRecord, peers map[string]*nmdata.Peer, includeIPv6 bool) []nmdata.SimpleRecord {
 	if len(records) == 0 || len(peers) == 0 {
 		return nil
diff --git a/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapcompute_test.go b/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapcompute_test.go
index ad21fd70f..97f1bd1ee 100644
--- a/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapcompute_test.go
+++ b/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapcompute_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -1662,3 +1663,243 @@ func TestNetworkMapData_GetPeerGroups(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, map[string]struct{}{"g-1": {}, "g-2": {}}, nmd.GetPeerGroups(targetID))
 	assert.Empty(t, nmd.GetPeerGroups("missing"))
 }
+
+func TestGetPeerNetworkMapComponents_NetworkResources_SharedPolicyAcrossResourcesAndRouters(t *testing.T) {
+	target := newPeer(targetID, 1)
+	router2 := newPeer("peer-router-2", 2)
+	clientOK := newPeer("peer-client-ok", 3)
+	clientFail := newPeer("peer-client-fail", 4)
+	clientFail.Meta.WtVersion = failingVersion
+	nmd := newNMD(target, router2, clientOK, clientFail)
+	addVersionCheck(nmd, "pc-1", postureMinVersion)
+	addGroup(nmd, "g-clients-a", clientOK.ID)
+	addGroup(nmd, "g-clients-b", clientFail.ID)
+	addGroup(nmd, "g-routers", targetID, router2.ID)
+	rp := newPolicy("rp-1", newRule([]string{"g-clients-a", "g-clients-b"}, []string{"g-resource"}))
+	rp.SourcePostureChecks = []string{"pc-1"}
+	nmd.Policies = []*nmdata.Policy{newPolicy("p-acl", newRule([]string{"g-clients-b"}, []string{"g-routers"}))}
+	nmd.ResourcePolicies = map[string][]*nmdata.Policy{}
+	for i := range 3 {
+		res := &nmdata.NetworkResource{ID: fmt.Sprintf("res-%d", i), NetworkID: "net-1", Enabled: true}
+		nmd.NetworkResources = append(nmd.NetworkResources, res)
+		nmd.ResourcePolicies[res.ID] = []*nmdata.Policy{rp}
+	}
+	nmd.Routers = map[string]map[string]*nmdata.NetworkRouter{"net-1": {targetID: {}, router2.ID: {}}}
+	nmd.PrecomputePostureValidation()
+
+	first := compute(nmd, targetID)
+	first.PostureFailedPeers["pc-1"]["mutated"] = struct{}{}
+	second := compute(nmd, router2.ID)
+
+	for _, c := range []*nbtypes.NetworkMapComponents{first, second} {
+		assert.Contains(t, peerIDSet(c.Peers), clientOK.ID)
+		assert.Len(t, c.ResourcePoliciesMap, 3)
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]map[string]struct{}{"pc-1": {clientFail.ID: {}}}, second.PostureFailedPeers,
+		"a component's failure set must not alias the shared per-policy result")
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGetPeerNetworkMapComponents_RouterManyResources(b *testing.B) {
+	const (
+		peerCount     = 2000
+		groupCount    = 4
+		resourceCount = 200
+		routerCount   = 10
+	)
+	peers := make([]*nmdata.Peer, 0, peerCount)
+	for i := range peerCount {
+		p := newPeer(fmt.Sprintf("peer-%d", i), byte(i))
+		if i%3 == 0 {
+			p.Meta.WtVersion = failingVersion
+		}
+		peers = append(peers, p)
+	}
+	nmd := newNMD(peers...)
+	addVersionCheck(nmd, "pc-1", postureMinVersion)
+	sourceGroups := make([]string, 0, groupCount)
+	for g := range groupCount {
+		id := fmt.Sprintf("g-src-%d", g)
+		var members []string
+		for i := g; i < peerCount; i += groupCount {
+			members = append(members, peers[i].ID)
+		}
+		addGroup(nmd, id, members...)
+		sourceGroups = append(sourceGroups, id)
+	}
+	rp := newPolicy("rp-1", newRule(sourceGroups, []string{"g-resource"}))
+	rp.SourcePostureChecks = []string{"pc-1"}
+	nmd.Policies = []*nmdata.Policy{rp}
+	nmd.ResourcePolicies = map[string][]*nmdata.Policy{}
+	for i := range resourceCount {
+		res := &nmdata.NetworkResource{ID: fmt.Sprintf("res-%d", i), NetworkID: "net-1", Enabled: true}
+		nmd.NetworkResources = append(nmd.NetworkResources, res)
+		nmd.ResourcePolicies[res.ID] = []*nmdata.Policy{rp}
+	}
+	routers := make(map[string]*nmdata.NetworkRouter, routerCount)
+	for i := range routerCount {
+		routers[peers[i].ID] = &nmdata.NetworkRouter{}
+	}
+	nmd.Routers = map[string]map[string]*nmdata.NetworkRouter{"net-1": routers}
+	nmd.PrecomputePostureValidation()
+
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	for b.Loop() {
+		for routerID := range routers {
+			compute(nmd, routerID)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// newPolicyFixture builds an account with ACL policies over overlapping groups, the
+// All group, peer resources and posture checks, plus a routed resource policy.
+func newPolicyFixture(peerCount, policyCount int) *networkmap.NetworkMapData {
+	peers := make([]*nmdata.Peer, 0, peerCount)
+	allIDs := make([]string, 0, peerCount)
+	for i := range peerCount {
+		p := newPeer(fmt.Sprintf("peer-%d", i), byte(i))
+		if i%5 == 0 {
+			p.Meta.WtVersion = failingVersion
+		}
+		peers = append(peers, p)
+		allIDs = append(allIDs, p.ID)
+	}
+	nmd := newNMD(peers...)
+	delete(nmd.ValidatedPeers, peers[peerCount-1].ID)
+	addVersionCheck(nmd, "pc-1", postureMinVersion)
+	addVersionCheck(nmd, "pc-2", "0.0.1")
+	addGroup(nmd, "g-all", allIDs...).Name = nmdata.GroupAllName
+	for g := range 8 {
+		var members []string
+		for i := g; i < peerCount; i += 3 + g {
+			members = append(members, peers[i].ID)
+		}
+		addGroup(nmd, fmt.Sprintf("g-%d", g), members...)
+	}
+	for i := range policyCount {
+		rule := newRule([]string{fmt.Sprintf("g-%d", i%8), fmt.Sprintf("g-%d", (i+3)%8)}, []string{fmt.Sprintf("g-%d", (i+1)%8)})
+		switch i % 4 {
+		case 1:
+			rule.Sources = []string{fmt.Sprintf("g-%d", i%8), "g-all"}
+		case 2:
+			rule.SourceResource = nmdata.Resource{ID: peers[i%peerCount].ID, Type: string(nbtypes.ResourceTypePeer)}
+		}
+		policy := newPolicy(fmt.Sprintf("p-%d", i), rule)
+		if i%2 == 0 {
+			policy.SourcePostureChecks = []string{"pc-2", "pc-1"}
+		}
+		nmd.Policies = append(nmd.Policies, policy)
+	}
+	rp := newPolicy("rp-1", newRule([]string{"g-1", "g-2"}, []string{"g-resource"}))
+	rp.SourcePostureChecks = []string{"pc-1"}
+	nmd.Policies = append(nmd.Policies, rp)
+	nmd.NetworkResources = []*nmdata.NetworkResource{{ID: "res-1", NetworkID: "net-1", Enabled: true}}
+	nmd.ResourcePolicies = map[string][]*nmdata.Policy{"res-1": {rp}}
+	nmd.Routers = map[string]map[string]*nmdata.NetworkRouter{"net-1": {peers[0].ID: {}, peers[1].ID: {}}}
+	return nmd
+}
+
+func TestGetPeerNetworkMapComponents_SharedAdmissionsMatchFreshData(t *testing.T) {
+	const peerCount = 60
+	expected := make(map[string]*nbtypes.NetworkMapComponents, peerCount)
+	for i := range peerCount {
+		peerID := fmt.Sprintf("peer-%d", i)
+		expected[peerID] = compute(newPolicyFixture(peerCount, 24), peerID)
+	}
+
+	shared := newPolicyFixture(peerCount, 24)
+	got := make([]*nbtypes.NetworkMapComponents, peerCount)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := peerCount - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		wg.Go(func() {
+			got[i] = compute(shared, fmt.Sprintf("peer-%d", i))
+		})
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	for i, c := range got {
+		peerID := fmt.Sprintf("peer-%d", i)
+		want := expected[peerID]
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, peerIDSet(want.Peers), peerIDSet(c.Peers), peerID)
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, groupIDSet(want.Groups), groupIDSet(c.Groups), peerID)
+		assert.ElementsMatch(t, policyIDs(want.Policies), policyIDs(c.Policies), peerID)
+		assert.Equal(t, want.PostureFailedPeers, c.PostureFailedPeers, peerID)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGetPeerNetworkMapComponents_AllPeersPosturePolicies(b *testing.B) {
+	const peerCount = 2000
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	for b.Loop() {
+		b.StopTimer()
+		nmd := newPolicyFixture(peerCount, 50)
+		b.StartTimer()
+		for i := range peerCount {
+			compute(nmd, fmt.Sprintf("peer-%d", i))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetPeerNetworkMapComponents_SeededPostureValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	target := newPeer(targetID, 1)
+	src := newPeer("peer-src", 2)
+	src.Meta.WtVersion = failingVersion
+	nmd := newNMD(target, src)
+	addVersionCheck(nmd, "pc-1", postureMinVersion)
+	addGroup(nmd, "g-src", src.ID)
+	addGroup(nmd, "g-dst", targetID)
+	policy := newPolicy("p-1", newRule([]string{"g-src"}, []string{"g-dst"}))
+	policy.SourcePostureChecks = []string{"pc-1"}
+	nmd.Policies = []*nmdata.Policy{policy}
+	nmd.PostureValidation = map[string]map[string]bool{"pc-1": {src.ID: true}}
+
+	c := compute(nmd, targetID)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, peerIDSet(c.Peers), src.ID, "the seeded verdict wins over evaluating the check")
+	assert.Empty(t, c.PostureFailedPeers)
+}
+
+// newClientsBehindRouterFixture builds clients that reach a routed network resource
+// and the routing peer through policies with posture checks a fifth of them fail.
+func newClientsBehindRouterFixture(clientCount int) (*networkmap.NetworkMapData, []string) {
+	router := newPeer("peer-router", 1)
+	peers := []*nmdata.Peer{router}
+	clientIDs := make([]string, 0, clientCount)
+	for i := range clientCount {
+		p := newPeer(fmt.Sprintf("peer-client-%d", i), byte(i))
+		if i%5 == 0 {
+			p.Meta.WtVersion = failingVersion
+		}
+		peers = append(peers, p)
+		clientIDs = append(clientIDs, p.ID)
+	}
+	nmd := newNMD(peers...)
+	addVersionCheck(nmd, "pc-1", postureMinVersion)
+	addGroup(nmd, "g-clients", clientIDs...)
+	addGroup(nmd, "g-routers", router.ID)
+	addGroup(nmd, "g-resource")
+	acl := newPolicy("p-acl", newRule([]string{"g-clients"}, []string{"g-routers"}))
+	acl.SourcePostureChecks = []string{"pc-1"}
+	rp := newPolicy("rp-1", newRule([]string{"g-clients"}, []string{"g-resource"}))
+	rp.SourcePostureChecks = []string{"pc-1"}
+	nmd.Policies = []*nmdata.Policy{acl, rp}
+	nmd.ResourcePolicies = map[string][]*nmdata.Policy{}
+	for i := range 5 {
+		res := &nmdata.NetworkResource{ID: fmt.Sprintf("res-%d", i), NetworkID: "net-1", Enabled: true}
+		nmd.NetworkResources = append(nmd.NetworkResources, res)
+		nmd.ResourcePolicies[res.ID] = []*nmdata.Policy{rp}
+	}
+	nmd.Routers = map[string]map[string]*nmdata.NetworkRouter{"net-1": {router.ID: {}}}
+	return nmd, append(clientIDs, router.ID)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkGetPeerNetworkMapComponents_ClientsBehindOneRouter(b *testing.B) {
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	for b.Loop() {
+		b.StopTimer()
+		nmd, peerIDs := newClientsBehindRouterFixture(10000)
+		b.StartTimer()
+		for _, peerID := range peerIDs {
+			compute(nmd, peerID)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapdata.go b/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapdata.go
index 4e0e1c420..cf96de3a0 100644
--- a/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapdata.go
+++ b/shared/management/networkmap/networkmapdata.go
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ type NetworkMapData struct { //nolint:revive // established name across the code
 
 	PostureChecks map[string]*nmdata.PostureChecks
 
-	// PostureValidation holds the precomputed posture-check results, keyed by
-	// posture check ID then peer ID. Filled by PrecomputePostureValidation; a
+	// PostureValidation optionally seeds the posture-check results, keyed by
+	// posture check ID then peer ID. May be filled by PrecomputePostureValidation; a
 	// present but nil inner map marks a check ID that resolves to no posture
-	// check, which the calc treats as passing.
+	// check, which the calc treats as passing. Checks it lacks are evaluated
+	// on first use.
 	PostureValidation map[string]map[string]bool
 
 	AllowedUserIDs            map[string]struct{}
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ type NetworkMapData struct { //nolint:revive // established name across the code
 	peerGroupsIdx  map[string]map[string]struct{}
 
 	proxyPoliciesOnce sync.Once
+
+	admissionsOnce sync.Once
+	admissionsIdx  *admissionCache
 }
 
 // AppliedZoneCandidate is an account-level custom DNS zone reduced to the
diff --git a/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_certificate.go b/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_certificate.go
index 37cfd4b5b..854783c08 100644
--- a/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_certificate.go
+++ b/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_certificate.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package nmdata
 
 import (
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/certposture"
@@ -9,8 +11,21 @@ import (
 // CertificateCheck is the slim twin of posture.CertificateCheck.
 type CertificateCheck struct {
 	CACertificates []string
+
+	rootsOnce sync.Once
+	roots     *x509.CertPool
+	rootsErr  error
 }
 
 func (c *CertificateCheck) check(peer *Peer) (bool, error) {
-	return certposture.AnyChainMatchesCAs(peer.Meta.Certificates, c.CACertificates, time.Now()), nil
+	if len(peer.Meta.Certificates) == 0 {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	c.rootsOnce.Do(func() {
+		c.roots, c.rootsErr = certposture.ParseCAs(c.CACertificates)
+	})
+	if c.rootsErr != nil {
+		return false, c.rootsErr
+	}
+	return certposture.AnyChainMatchesPool(peer.Meta.Certificates, c.roots, time.Now()), nil
 }
diff --git a/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_certificate_test.go b/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_certificate_test.go
index aa67dab77..3d808c331 100644
--- a/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_certificate_test.go
+++ b/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_certificate_test.go
@@ -26,3 +26,27 @@ func TestCertificateCheck_Check(t *testing.T) {
 	otherOnly := bundle(ChecksDefinition{CertificateCheck: &CertificateCheck{CACertificates: []string{otherCA.PEM}}})
 	assert.False(t, otherOnly[0].Passes(with))
 }
+
+func TestCertificateCheck_ReusesParsedCAs(t *testing.T) {
+	ca := certtest.NewCA(t, "corp-root")
+	chain := certposture.EncodeChainPEM([]*x509.Certificate{ca.Issue(t, certtest.ECDSAKey(t), "device")})
+	with := &Peer{Meta: PeerSystemMeta{Certificates: []string{chain}}}
+
+	check := &CertificateCheck{CACertificates: []string{ca.PEM}}
+	for range 3 {
+		valid, err := check.check(with)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, valid)
+	}
+
+	invalid := &CertificateCheck{CACertificates: []string{"not a pem"}}
+	for range 2 {
+		valid, err := invalid.check(with)
+		assert.ErrorIs(t, err, certposture.ErrNoCertificateInPEM)
+		assert.False(t, valid)
+	}
+
+	valid, err := invalid.check(&Peer{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.False(t, valid, "a peer without certificates fails before the CAs are parsed")
+}
diff --git a/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_nb_version.go b/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_nb_version.go
index 3d82a4c80..c958666ff 100644
--- a/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_nb_version.go
+++ b/shared/management/networkmap/nmdata/posture_nb_version.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package nmdata
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 )
@@ -9,27 +10,26 @@ import (
 // NBVersionCheck is the slim twin of posture.NBVersionCheck.
 type NBVersionCheck struct {
 	MinVersion string
+
+	constraintOnce sync.Once
+	constraint     version.Constraints
+	constraintErr  error
 }
 
 func (n *NBVersionCheck) check(peer *Peer) (bool, error) {
-	return meetsMinVersion(n.MinVersion, peer.Meta.WtVersion)
-}
-
-func meetsMinVersion(minVer, peerVer string) (bool, error) {
-	peerVer = sanitizeVersion(peerVer)
-	minVer = sanitizeVersion(minVer)
-
-	peerNBVer, err := version.NewVersion(peerVer)
+	peerNBVer, err := version.NewVersion(sanitizeVersion(peer.Meta.WtVersion))
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	constraints, err := version.NewConstraint(">= " + minVer)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
+	n.constraintOnce.Do(func() {
+		n.constraint, n.constraintErr = version.NewConstraint(">= " + sanitizeVersion(n.MinVersion))
+	})
+	if n.constraintErr != nil {
+		return false, n.constraintErr
 	}
 
-	return constraints.Check(peerNBVer), nil
+	return n.constraint.Check(peerNBVer), nil
 }
 
 func sanitizeVersion(v string) string {