diff --git a/rulelist.go b/rulelist.go
index 8e4718b..3aa6f31 100644
--- a/rulelist.go
+++ b/rulelist.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func newRulelist() rulelist {
 	rs.rules = make(map[string]*ruleConfig)
 	rs.overwritten = false
 	rs.register("sql", rules.NewSqlStrConcat, rules.NewSqlStrFormat)
-	rs.register("crypto", rules.NewImportsWeakCryptography, rules.NewUsesWeakCryptography)
+	rs.register("crypto", rules.NewUsesWeakCryptography)
 	rs.register("hardcoded", rules.NewHardcodedCredentials)
 	rs.register("perms", rules.NewMkdirPerms, rules.NewChmodPerms)
 	rs.register("tempfile", rules.NewBadTempFile)
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ func newRulelist() rulelist {
 	rs.register("templates", rules.NewTemplateCheck)
 	rs.register("exec", rules.NewSubproc)
 	rs.register("errors", rules.NewNoErrorCheck)
-	rs.register("httpoxy", rules.NewHttpoxyTest)
 	rs.register("rand", rules.NewWeakRandCheck)
+	rs.register("blacklist_imports", rules.NewBlacklistImports)
 	return rs
 }
 
diff --git a/rules/blacklist.go b/rules/blacklist.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85505f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/blacklist.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// (c) Copyright 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package rules
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+
+	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
+)
+
+type BlacklistImports struct {
+	BlacklistSet map[string]gas.MetaData
+}
+
+func (r *BlacklistImports) Match(n ast.Node, c *gas.Context) (gi *gas.Issue, err error) {
+	if node, ok := n.(*ast.ImportSpec); ok {
+		if data, ok := r.BlacklistSet[node.Path.Value]; ok {
+			return gas.NewIssue(c, n, data.What, data.Severity, data.Confidence), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func NewBlacklistImports() (r gas.Rule, n ast.Node) {
+	// TODO(tkelsey): make this configurable
+	// TODO(tkelsey): make it so each item can be selected/excluded individually
+	r = &BlacklistImports{
+		BlacklistSet: map[string]gas.MetaData{
+			`"crypto/md5"`: gas.MetaData{
+				Severity:   gas.High,
+				Confidence: gas.High,
+				What:       "Use of weak cryptographic primitive",
+			},
+			`"crypto/des"`: gas.MetaData{
+				Severity:   gas.High,
+				Confidence: gas.High,
+				What:       "Use of weak cryptographic primitive",
+			},
+			`"crypto/rc4"`: gas.MetaData{
+				Severity:   gas.High,
+				Confidence: gas.High,
+				What:       "Use of weak cryptographic primitive",
+			},
+			`"net/http/cgi"`: gas.MetaData{
+				Severity:   gas.High,
+				Confidence: gas.Low,
+				What:       "Go code running under CGI is vulnerable to Httpoxy attack. (CVE-2016-5386)",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	n = (*ast.ImportSpec)(nil)
+	return
+}
diff --git a/rules/httpoxy.go b/rules/httpoxy.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bf8da9..0000000
--- a/rules/httpoxy.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-// (c) Copyright 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package rules
-
-import (
-	"go/ast"
-	"regexp"
-
-	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
-)
-
-// Looks for "import net/http/cgi"
-type HttpoxyTest struct {
-	gas.MetaData
-	pattern *regexp.Regexp
-}
-
-func (r *HttpoxyTest) Match(n ast.Node, c *gas.Context) (gi *gas.Issue, err error) {
-	if node, ok := n.(*ast.ImportSpec); ok {
-		if r.pattern.MatchString(node.Path.Value) {
-			return gas.NewIssue(c, n, r.What, r.Severity, r.Confidence), nil
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func NewHttpoxyTest() (r gas.Rule, n ast.Node) {
-	r = &HttpoxyTest{
-		MetaData: gas.MetaData{
-			Severity:   gas.High,
-			Confidence: gas.Low,
-			What:       "Go code running under CGI is vulnerable to Httpoxy attack. (CVE-2016-5386)",
-		},
-		pattern: regexp.MustCompile(`^"net/http/cgi"$`),
-	}
-	n = (*ast.ImportSpec)(nil)
-	return
-}
diff --git a/rules/httpoxy_test.go b/rules/httpoxy_test.go
index 0d42260..400f7b7 100644
--- a/rules/httpoxy_test.go
+++ b/rules/httpoxy_test.go
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestHttpoxy(t *testing.T) {
 	analyzer := gas.NewAnalyzer(false, nil, nil)
-	analyzer.AddRule(NewHttpoxyTest())
+	analyzer.AddRule(NewBlacklistImports())
 
 	issues := gasTestRunner(`
 		package main
-	        import (
-                	"log"
-                	"net/http/cgi"
-        	)
-		func main() {
-		}`, analyzer)
+    import (
+        "net/http/cgi"
+  	)
+		func main() {}`, analyzer)
 
 	checkTestResults(t, issues, 1, "Go code running under CGI is vulnerable to Httpoxy attack.")
 }
diff --git a/rules/weakcrypto.go b/rules/weakcrypto.go
index c5db192..7115195 100644
--- a/rules/weakcrypto.go
+++ b/rules/weakcrypto.go
@@ -15,42 +15,12 @@
 package rules
 
 import (
-	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
 	"go/ast"
-	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
+
+	gas "github.com/HewlettPackard/gas/core"
 )
 
-type ImportsWeakCryptography struct {
-	gas.MetaData
-	pattern *regexp.Regexp
-}
-
-func (r *ImportsWeakCryptography) Match(n ast.Node, c *gas.Context) (gi *gas.Issue, err error) {
-	a := reflect.TypeOf(&ast.ImportSpec{})
-	b := reflect.TypeOf(&ast.BasicLit{})
-	if node := gas.SimpleSelect(n, a, b); node != nil {
-		if str, _ := gas.GetString(node); r.pattern.MatchString(str) {
-			return gas.NewIssue(c, n, r.What, r.Severity, r.Confidence), nil
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-// Imports crypto/md5, crypto/des crypto/rc4
-func NewImportsWeakCryptography() (r gas.Rule, n ast.Node) {
-	r = &ImportsWeakCryptography{
-		pattern: regexp.MustCompile(`crypto/md5|crypto/des|crypto/rc4`),
-		MetaData: gas.MetaData{
-			Severity:   gas.Medium,
-			Confidence: gas.High,
-			What:       "Import of weak cryptographic primitive",
-		},
-	}
-	n = (*ast.ImportSpec)(nil)
-	return
-}
-
 type UsesWeakCryptography struct {
 	gas.MetaData
 	pattern *regexp.Regexp
diff --git a/rules/weakcrypto_test.go b/rules/weakcrypto_test.go
index 388aebd..390f0ec 100644
--- a/rules/weakcrypto_test.go
+++ b/rules/weakcrypto_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestMD5(t *testing.T) {
 	analyzer := gas.NewAnalyzer(false, nil, nil)
-	analyzer.AddRule(NewImportsWeakCryptography())
+	analyzer.AddRule(NewBlacklistImports())
 	analyzer.AddRule(NewUsesWeakCryptography())
 
 	issues := gasTestRunner(`
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestMD5(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDES(t *testing.T) {
 	analyzer := gas.NewAnalyzer(false, nil, nil)
-	analyzer.AddRule(NewImportsWeakCryptography())
+	analyzer.AddRule(NewBlacklistImports())
 	analyzer.AddRule(NewUsesWeakCryptography())
 
 	issues := gasTestRunner(`
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestDES(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRC4(t *testing.T) {
 	analyzer := gas.NewAnalyzer(false, nil, nil)
-	analyzer.AddRule(NewImportsWeakCryptography())
+	analyzer.AddRule(NewBlacklistImports())
 	analyzer.AddRule(NewUsesWeakCryptography())
 
 	issues := gasTestRunner(`