diff --git a/lib/kadm5/marshall.c b/lib/kadm5/marshall.c
index 2249f8193..6da4ea9af 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/marshall.c
+++ b/lib/kadm5/marshall.c
@@ -300,3 +300,36 @@ kadm5_ret_principal_ent_mask(krb5_storage *sp,
     *mask = tmp;
     return ret_principal_ent (sp, princ, *mask);
 }
+
+kadm5_ret_t
+_kadm5_marshal_params(krb5_context context, 
+		      kadm5_config_params *params, 
+		      krb5_data *out)
+{
+    krb5_storage *sp = krb5_storage_emem();
+    
+    krb5_store_int32(sp, params->mask & (KADM5_CONFIG_REALM));
+	
+    if(params->mask & KADM5_CONFIG_REALM)
+	krb5_store_string(sp, params->realm);
+    krb5_storage_to_data(sp, out);
+    krb5_storage_free(sp);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+kadm5_ret_t
+_kadm5_unmarshal_params(krb5_context context,
+			krb5_data *in,
+			kadm5_config_params *params)
+{
+    krb5_storage *sp = krb5_storage_from_data(in);
+    
+    krb5_ret_int32(sp, &params->mask);
+	
+    if(params->mask & KADM5_CONFIG_REALM)
+	krb5_ret_string(sp, &params->realm);
+    krb5_storage_free(sp);
+
+    return 0;
+}