diff --git a/lemur/authorities/service.py b/lemur/authorities/service.py
index d7d82a48..19cfc881 100644
--- a/lemur/authorities/service.py
+++ b/lemur/authorities/service.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from lemur.roles import service as role_service
 from lemur.roles.models import Role
 import lemur.certificates.service as cert_service
 
-from lemur.common.services.issuers.manager import get_plugin_by_name
+from lemur.plugins.base import plugins
 
 def update(authority_id, active=None, roles=None):
     """
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def create(kwargs):
     :return:
     """
 
-    issuer = get_plugin_by_name(kwargs.get('pluginName'))
+    issuer = plugins.get(kwargs.get('pluginName'))
 
     kwargs['creator'] = g.current_user.email
     cert_body, intermediate, issuer_roles = issuer.create_authority(kwargs)
diff --git a/lemur/certificates/service.py b/lemur/certificates/service.py
index 354c9868..7c3bc9af 100644
--- a/lemur/certificates/service.py
+++ b/lemur/certificates/service.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ from flask import g, current_app
 
 from lemur import database
 from lemur.common.services.aws import iam
-from lemur.common.services.issuers.manager import get_plugin_by_name
-
+from lemur.plugins.base import plugins
 from lemur.certificates.models import Certificate
 from lemur.certificates.exceptions import UnableToCreateCSR, \
     UnableToCreatePrivateKey, MissingFiles
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ def mint(issuer_options):
     """
     authority = issuer_options['authority']
 
-    issuer = get_plugin_by_name(authority.plugin_name)
+    issuer = plugins.get(authority.plugin_name)
     # NOTE if we wanted to support more issuers it might make sense to
     # push CSR creation down to the plugin
     path = create_csr(issuer.get_csr_config(issuer_options))
diff --git a/lemur/certificates/sync.py b/lemur/certificates/sync.py
index 3de59982..92438aa4 100644
--- a/lemur/certificates/sync.py
+++ b/lemur/certificates/sync.py
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ from lemur.certificates.models import Certificate, get_name_from_arn
 from lemur.common.services.aws.iam import get_all_server_certs
 from lemur.common.services.aws.iam import get_cert_from_arn
 
-from lemur.common.services.issuers.manager import get_plugin_by_name
-
+from lemur.plugins.base import plugins
 
 def aws():
     """
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ def cloudca():
     """
     user = user_service.get_by_email('lemur@nobody')
     # sync all new certificates/authorities not created through lemur
-    issuer = get_plugin_by_name('cloudca')
+    issuer = plugins.get('cloudca')
     authorities = issuer.get_authorities()
     total = 0
     new = 1
diff --git a/lemur/common/managers.py b/lemur/common/managers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43079f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/common/managers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""
+.. module: lemur.common.managers
+    :platform: Unix
+    :copyright: (c) 2015 by Netflix Inc., see AUTHORS for more
+    :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
+
+.. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson <kglisson@netflix.com>
+"""
+from flask import current_app
+
+# inspired by https://github.com/getsentry/sentry
+class InstanceManager(object):
+    def __init__(self, class_list=None, instances=True):
+        if class_list is None:
+            class_list = []
+        self.instances = instances
+        self.update(class_list)
+
+    def get_class_list(self):
+        return self.class_list
+
+    def add(self, class_path):
+        self.cache = None
+        self.class_list.append(class_path)
+
+    def remove(self, class_path):
+        self.cache = None
+        self.class_list.remove(class_path)
+
+    def update(self, class_list):
+        """
+        Updates the class list and wipes the cache.
+        """
+        self.cache = None
+        self.class_list = class_list
+
+    def all(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of cached instances.
+        """
+        class_list = list(self.get_class_list())
+        if not class_list:
+            self.cache = []
+            return []
+
+        if self.cache is not None:
+            return self.cache
+
+        results = []
+        for cls_path in class_list:
+            module_name, class_name = cls_path.rsplit('.', 1)
+            try:
+                module = __import__(module_name, {}, {}, class_name)
+                cls = getattr(module, class_name)
+                if self.instances:
+                    results.append(cls())
+                else:
+                    results.append(cls)
+            except Exception:
+                current_app.logger.exception('Unable to import %s', cls_path)
+                continue
+        self.cache = results
+
+        return results
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/manager.py b/lemur/common/services/issuers/manager.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a5982c3..00000000
--- a/lemur/common/services/issuers/manager.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-"""
-.. module: lemur.common.services.issuers.manager
-    :copyright: (c) 2015 by Netflix Inc., see AUTHORS for more
-    :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
-
-.. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson (kglisson@netflix.com)
-"""
-import pkgutil
-from importlib import import_module
-
-from flask import current_app
-
-from lemur.common.services.issuers import plugins
-
-# TODO make the plugin dir configurable
-def get_plugin_by_name(plugin_name):
-    """
-    Fetches a given plugin by it's name. We use a known location for issuer plugins and attempt
-    to load it such that it can be used for issuing certificates.
-
-    :param plugin_name:
-    :return: a plugin `class` :raise Exception: Generic error whenever the plugin specified can not be found.
-    """
-    for importer, modname, ispkg in pkgutil.iter_modules(plugins.__path__):
-        try:
-            issuer = import_module('lemur.common.services.issuers.plugins.{0}.{0}'.format(modname))
-            if issuer.__name__ == plugin_name:
-                # we shouldn't return bad issuers
-                issuer_obj = issuer.init()
-                return issuer_obj
-        except Exception as e:
-            current_app.logger.warn("Issuer {0} was unable to be imported: {1}".format(modname, e))
-
-    else:
-        raise Exception("Could not find the specified plugin: {0}".format(plugin_name))
-
-
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/cloudca/constants.py b/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/cloudca/constants.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 229910bf..00000000
--- a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/cloudca/constants.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-CSR_CONFIG = """
-                # Configuration for standard CSR generation for Netflix
-                # Used for procuring CloudCA certificates
-                # Author: kglisson
-                # Contact: secops@netflix.com
-
-                [ req ]
-                # Use a 2048 bit private key
-                default_bits       = 2048
-                default_keyfile    = key.pem
-                prompt             = no
-                encrypt_key        = no
-
-                # base request
-                distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
-
-                # distinguished_name
-                [ req_distinguished_name ]
-                countryName            = "{country}"                     # C=
-                stateOrProvinceName    = "{state}"                 # ST=
-                localityName           = "{location}"                 # L=
-                organizationName       = "{organization}"        # O=
-                organizationalUnitName = "{organizationalUnit}"        # OU=
-                # This is the hostname/subject name on the certificate
-                commonName             = "{commonName}"            # CN=
-            """
-
diff --git a/lemur/factory.py b/lemur/factory.py
index e0470ae2..a5586f70 100644
--- a/lemur/factory.py
+++ b/lemur/factory.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import os
 import imp
 import errno
+import pkg_resources
 
 from logging import Formatter
 from logging.handlers import RotatingFileHandler
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ def create_app(app_name=None, blueprints=None, config=None):
     configure_blueprints(app, blueprints)
     configure_extensions(app)
     configure_logging(app)
+    install_plugins(app)
     return app
 
 
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ def configure_app(app, config=None):
         elif os.path.isfile(os.path.expanduser("~/.lemur/lemur.conf.py")):
             app.config.from_object(from_file(os.path.expanduser("~/.lemur/lemur.conf.py")))
         else:
-            app.config.from_object(from_file(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'default.conf.py')))
+            app.config.from_object(from_file(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'default.conf.py')))
 
 
 
@@ -136,3 +138,26 @@ def configure_logging(app):
     app.logger.setLevel(app.config.get('LOG_LEVEL', 'DEBUG'))
     app.logger.addHandler(handler)
 
+
+def install_plugins(app):
+    """
+    Installs new issuers that are not currently bundled with Lemur.
+
+    :param settings:
+    :return:
+    """
+    from lemur.plugins.base import register
+    # entry_points={
+    #    'lemur.plugins': [
+    #         'verisign = lemur_verisign.plugin:VerisignPlugin'
+    #     ],
+    # },
+    for ep in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points('lemur.plugins'):
+        try:
+            plugin = ep.load()
+        except Exception:
+            import sys
+            import traceback
+            app.logger.error("Failed to load plugin %r:\n%s\n" % (ep.name, traceback.format_exc()))
+        else:
+            register(plugin)
diff --git a/lemur/manage.py b/lemur/manage.py
index 2f4aee15..9e553b5f 100755
--- a/lemur/manage.py
+++ b/lemur/manage.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class InitializeApp(Command):
         else:
             sys.stdout.write("[-] Default user has already been created, skipping...!\n")
 
-        if current_app.app.config.get('AWS_ACCOUNT_MAPPINGS'):
+        if current_app.config.get('AWS_ACCOUNT_MAPPINGS'):
             for account_name, account_number in current_app.config.get('AWS_ACCOUNT_MAPPINGS').items():
                 account = account_service.get_by_account_number(account_number)
 
@@ -346,45 +346,6 @@ class InitializeApp(Command):
         sys.stdout.write("[/] Done!\n")
 
 
-
-#def install_issuers(settings):
-#    """
-#    Installs new issuers that are not currently bundled with Lemur.
-#
-#    :param settings:
-#    :return:
-#    """
-#    from lemur.issuers import register
-#    # entry_points={
-#    #    'lemur.issuers': [
-#    #         'verisign = lemur_issuers.issuers:VerisignPlugin'
-#    #     ],
-#    # },
-#    installed_apps = list(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
-#    for ep in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points('lemur.apps'):
-#        try:
-#            issuer = ep.load()
-#        except Exception:
-#            import sys
-#            import traceback
-#
-#            sys.stderr.write("Failed to load app %r:\n%s\n" % (ep.name, traceback.format_exc()))
-#        else:
-#            installed_apps.append(ep.module_name)
-#    settings.INSTALLED_APPS = tuple(installed_apps)
-#
-#    for ep in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points('lemur.issuers'):
-#        try:
-#            issuer = ep.load()
-#        except Exception:
-#            import sys
-#            import traceback
-#
-#            sys.stderr.write("Failed to load issuer %r:\n%s\n" % (ep.name, traceback.format_exc()))
-#        else:
-#            register(issuer)
-
-
 class CreateUser(Command):
     """
     This command allows for the creation of a new user within Lemur
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/__init__.py b/lemur/plugins/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2656990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from lemur.plugins.base import *  # NOQA
+from lemur.plugins.bases import *  # NOQA
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/base/__init__.py b/lemur/plugins/base/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7091b27b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/base/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""
+.. module: lemur.plugins.base
+    :platform: Unix
+    :copyright: (c) 2015 by Netflix Inc., see AUTHORS for more
+    :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
+
+.. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson <kglisson@netflix.com>
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
+
+from lemur.plugins.base.manager import PluginManager
+from lemur.plugins.base.v1 import *  # NOQA
+
+plugins = PluginManager()
+register = plugins.register
+unregister = plugins.unregister
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/base/manager.py b/lemur/plugins/base/manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32234cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/base/manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""
+.. module: lemur.plugins.base.manager
+    :copyright: (c) 2015 by Netflix Inc., see AUTHORS for more
+    :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
+
+.. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson (kglisson@netflix.com)
+"""
+from flask import current_app
+from lemur.common.managers import InstanceManager
+
+
+# inspired by https://github.com/getsentry/sentry
+class PluginManager(InstanceManager):
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(self.all())
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return sum(1 for i in self.all())
+
+    def all(self, version=1):
+        for plugin in sorted(super(PluginManager, self).all(), key=lambda x: x.get_title()):
+            if not plugin.is_enabled():
+                continue
+            if version is not None and plugin.__version__ != version:
+                continue
+            yield plugin
+
+    def get(self, slug):
+        for plugin in self.all(version=1):
+            if plugin.slug == slug:
+                return plugin
+        for plugin in self.all(version=2):
+            if plugin.slug == slug:
+                return plugin
+        raise KeyError(slug)
+
+    def first(self, func_name, *args, **kwargs):
+        version = kwargs.pop('version', 1)
+        for plugin in self.all(version=version):
+            try:
+                result = getattr(plugin, func_name)(*args, **kwargs)
+            except Exception as e:
+                current_app.logger.error('Error processing %s() on %r: %s', func_name, plugin.__class__, e, extra={
+                    'func_arg': args,
+                    'func_kwargs': kwargs,
+                }, exc_info=True)
+                continue
+
+            if result is not None:
+                return result
+
+    def register(self, cls):
+        self.add('%s.%s' % (cls.__module__, cls.__name__))
+        return cls
+
+    def unregister(self, cls):
+        self.remove('%s.%s' % (cls.__module__, cls.__name__))
+        return cls
+
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/base/v1.py b/lemur/plugins/base/v1.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..448e6d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/base/v1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+"""
+.. module: lemur.plugins.base.v1
+    :platform: Unix
+    :copyright: (c) 2015 by Netflix Inc., see AUTHORS for more
+    :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
+
+.. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson <kglisson@netflix.com>
+"""
+from threading import local
+
+# stolen from https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/
+class PluginMount(type):
+    def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
+        new_cls = type.__new__(cls, name, bases, attrs)
+        if IPlugin in bases:
+            return new_cls
+        if new_cls.title is None:
+            new_cls.title = new_cls.__name__
+        if not new_cls.slug:
+            new_cls.slug = new_cls.title.replace(' ', '-').lower()
+        return new_cls
+
+
+class IPlugin(local):
+    """
+    Plugin interface. Should not be inherited from directly.
+    A plugin should be treated as if it were a singleton. The owner does not
+    control when or how the plugin gets instantiated, nor is it guaranteed that
+    it will happen, or happen more than once.
+    >>> from lemur.plugins import Plugin
+    >>>
+    >>> class MyPlugin(Plugin):
+    >>>     def get_title(self):
+    >>>         return 'My Plugin'
+    As a general rule all inherited methods should allow ``**kwargs`` to ensure
+    ease of future compatibility.
+    """
+    # Generic plugin information
+    title = None
+    slug = None
+    description = None
+    version = None
+    author = None
+    author_url = None
+    resource_links = ()
+
+    # Configuration specifics
+    conf_key = None
+    conf_title = None
+
+    # Global enabled state
+    enabled = True
+    can_disable = True
+
+    def is_enabled(self, project=None):
+        """
+        Returns a boolean representing if this plugin is enabled.
+        If ``project`` is passed, it will limit the scope to that project.
+        >>> plugin.is_enabled()
+        """
+        if not self.enabled:
+            return False
+        if not self.can_disable:
+            return True
+
+        return True
+
+    def get_conf_key(self):
+        """
+        Returns a string representing the configuration keyspace prefix for this plugin.
+        """
+        if not self.conf_key:
+            self.conf_key = self.get_conf_title().lower().replace(' ', '_')
+        return self.conf_key
+
+    def get_conf_title(self):
+        """
+        Returns a string representing the title to be shown on the configuration page.
+        """
+        return self.conf_title or self.get_title()
+
+    def get_title(self):
+        """
+        Returns the general title for this plugin.
+        >>> plugin.get_title()
+        """
+        return self.title
+
+    def get_description(self):
+        """
+        Returns the description for this plugin. This is shown on the plugin configuration
+        page.
+        >>> plugin.get_description()
+        """
+        return self.description
+
+    def get_resource_links(self):
+        """
+        Returns a list of tuples pointing to various resources for this plugin.
+        >>> def get_resource_links(self):
+        >>>     return [
+        >>>         ('Documentation', 'http://sentry.readthedocs.org'),
+        >>>         ('Bug Tracker', 'https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/issues'),
+        >>>         ('Source', 'https://github.com/getsentry/sentry'),
+        >>>     ]
+        """
+        return self.resource_links
+
+
+class Plugin(IPlugin):
+    """
+    A plugin should be treated as if it were a singleton. The owner does not
+    control when or how the plugin gets instantiated, nor is it guaranteed that
+    it will happen, or happen more than once.
+    """
+    __version__ = 1
+    __metaclass__ = PluginMount
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/bases/__init__.py b/lemur/plugins/bases/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d43aa85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/bases/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+from .destination import DestinationPlugin  # NOQA
+from .issuer import IssuerPlugin  # NOQA
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/bases/destination.py b/lemur/plugins/bases/destination.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b95d2c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/bases/destination.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""
+.. module: lemur.bases.destination
+    :platform: Unix
+    :copyright: (c) 2015 by Netflix Inc., see AUTHORS for more
+    :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
+
+.. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson <kglisson@netflix.com>
+"""
+from lemur.plugins.base import Plugin
+
+class DestinationPlugin(Plugin):
+    pass
+
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/issuer.py b/lemur/plugins/bases/issuer.py
similarity index 78%
rename from lemur/common/services/issuers/issuer.py
rename to lemur/plugins/bases/issuer.py
index 4950a9b9..d3ac9989 100644
--- a/lemur/common/services/issuers/issuer.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/bases/issuer.py
@@ -1,23 +1,18 @@
 """
-.. module: authority
+.. module: lemur.bases.issuer
     :platform: Unix
     :copyright: (c) 2015 by Netflix Inc., see AUTHORS for more
     :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
 
 .. moduleauthor:: Kevin Glisson <kglisson@netflix.com>
 """
-from flask import current_app
+from lemur.plugins.base import Plugin
 
-
-class Issuer(object):
+class IssuerPlugin(Plugin):
     """
     This is the base class from which all of the supported
     issuers will inherit from.
     """
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.dry_run = current_app.config.get('DRY_RUN')
-
     def create_certificate(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/__init__.py b/lemur/plugins/bases/source.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lemur/common/services/issuers/__init__.py
rename to lemur/plugins/bases/source.py
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/__init__.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/__init__.py
rename to lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/__init__.py
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/aws.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_aws/aws.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/cloudca/__init__.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_cloudca/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/cloudca/__init__.py
rename to lemur/plugins/lemur_cloudca/__init__.py
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/cloudca/cloudca.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_cloudca/plugin.py
similarity index 95%
rename from lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/cloudca/cloudca.py
rename to lemur/plugins/lemur_cloudca/plugin.py
index d6612b4e..f1ca11bc 100644
--- a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/cloudca/cloudca.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_cloudca/plugin.py
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
 from flask import current_app
 
 from lemur.exceptions import LemurException
-from lemur.common.services.issuers.issuer import Issuer
-
-from lemur.common.services.issuers.plugins import cloudca
-
+from lemur.plugins.bases import IssuerPlugin
+from lemur.plugins import lemur_cloudca as cloudca
 
 from lemur.authorities import service as authority_service
 
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ def get_auth_data(ca_name):
     raise CloudCAException("You do not have the required role to issue certificates from {0}".format(ca_name))
 
 
-class CloudCA(Issuer):
+class CloudCAPlugin(IssuerPlugin):
     title = 'CloudCA'
     slug = 'cloudca'
     description = 'Enables the creation of certificates from the cloudca API.'
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ class CloudCA(Issuer):
         else:
             current_app.logger.warning("No CLOUDCA credentials found, lemur will be unable to request certificates from CLOUDCA")
 
-        super(CloudCA, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super(CloudCAPlugin, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def create_authority(self, options):
         """
@@ -261,15 +259,6 @@ class CloudCA(Issuer):
 
         return cert, "".join(intermediates),
 
-    def get_csr_config(self, issuer_options):
-        """
-        Get a valid CSR for use with CloudCA
-
-        :param issuer_options:
-        :return:
-        """
-        return cloudca.constants.CSR_CONFIG.format(**issuer_options)
-
     def random(self, length=10):
         """
         Uses CloudCA as a decent source of randomness.
@@ -340,7 +329,3 @@ class CloudCA(Issuer):
         response = self.session.get(self.url + endpoint, timeout=10, verify=self.ca_bundle)
         return process_response(response)
 
-
-def init():
-    return CloudCA()
-
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/verisign/__init__.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/verisign/__init__.py
rename to lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/__init__.py
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/verisign/constants.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/constants.py
similarity index 81%
rename from lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/verisign/constants.py
rename to lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/constants.py
index e5d84c49..541ee769 100644
--- a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/verisign/constants.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/constants.py
@@ -1,42 +1,3 @@
-CSR_CONFIG = """
-                # Configuration for standard CSR generation for Netflix
-                # Used for procuring VeriSign certificates
-                # Author: jachan
-                # Contact: cloudsecurity@netflix.com
-
-                [ req ]
-                # Use a 2048 bit private key
-                default_bits       = 2048
-                default_keyfile    = key.pem
-                prompt             = no
-                encrypt_key        = no
-
-                # base request
-                distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
-
-                # extensions
-                # Uncomment the following line if you are requesting a SAN cert
-                {is_san_comment}req_extensions     = req_ext
-
-                # distinguished_name
-                [ req_distinguished_name ]
-                countryName            = "US"                     # C=
-                stateOrProvinceName    = "CALIFORNIA"                 # ST=
-                localityName           = "Los Gatos"                 # L=
-                organizationName       = "Netflix, Inc."        # O=
-                organizationalUnitName = "{OU}"          # OU=
-                # This is the hostname/subject name on the certificate
-                commonName             = "{DNS[0]}"            # CN=
-
-                [ req_ext ]
-                # Uncomment the following line if you are requesting a SAN cert
-                {is_san_comment}subjectAltName          = @alt_names
-
-                [alt_names]
-                # Put your SANs here
-                {DNS_LINES}
-            """
-
 VERISIGN_INTERMEDIATE = """
 -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
 MIIFFTCCA/2gAwIBAgIQKC4nkXkzkuQo8iGnTsk3rjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADCB
@@ -70,7 +31,6 @@ J+71/xuzAYN6
 -----END CERTIFICATE-----
 """
 
-
 VERISIGN_ROOT = """
 -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
 MIIEGjCCAwICEQCbfgZJoz5iudXukEhxKe9XMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMIHKMQsw
diff --git a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/verisign/verisign.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/plugin.py
similarity index 83%
rename from lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/verisign/verisign.py
rename to lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/plugin.py
index 2b3ca1cd..e3881272 100644
--- a/lemur/common/services/issuers/plugins/verisign/verisign.py
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_verisign/plugin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-.. module: lemur.common.services.issuers.plugins.verisign.verisign
+.. module: lemur.plugins.lemur_verisign.verisign
     :platform: Unix
     :synopsis: This module is responsible for communicating with the VeriSign VICE 2.0 API.
     :copyright: (c) 2015 by Netflix Inc., see AUTHORS for more
@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ import xmltodict
 
 from flask import current_app
 
-from lemur.common.services.issuers.issuer import Issuer
-from lemur.common.services.issuers.plugins import verisign
-
-from lemur.certificates.exceptions import InsufficientDomains
+from lemur.plugins.bases import IssuerPlugin
+from lemur.plugins import lemur_verisign as verisign
+from lemur.plugins.lemur_verisign import constants
 
 
 # https://support.venafi.com/entries/66445046-Info-VeriSign-Error-Codes
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ VERISIGN_ERRORS = {
 }
 
 
-class Verisign(Issuer):
+class VerisignPlugin(IssuerPlugin):
     title = 'VeriSign'
     slug = 'verisign'
     description = 'Enables the creation of certificates by the VICE2.0 verisign API.'
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ class Verisign(Issuer):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.session = requests.Session()
         self.session.cert = current_app.config.get('VERISIGN_PEM_PATH')
-        super(Verisign, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super(VerisignPlugin, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     @staticmethod
     def handle_response(content):
@@ -127,41 +126,7 @@ class Verisign(Issuer):
 
         response = self.session.post(url, data=data)
         cert = self.handle_response(response.content)['Response']['Certificate']
-        return cert, verisign.constants.VERISIGN_INTERMEDIATE,
-
-    def get_csr_config(self, issuer_options):
-        """
-        Used to generate a valid CSR for the given Certificate Authority.
-
-        :param issuer_options:
-        :return: :raise InsufficientDomains:
-        """
-        domains = []
-
-        if issuer_options.get('commonName'):
-            domains.append(issuer_options.get('commonName'))
-
-        if issuer_options.get('extensions'):
-            for n in issuer_options['extensions']['subAltNames']['names']:
-                if n['value']:
-                    domains.append(n['value'])
-
-        is_san_comment = "#"
-
-        dns_lines = []
-        if len(domains) < 1:
-            raise InsufficientDomains
-
-        elif len(domains) > 1:
-            is_san_comment = ""
-            for domain_line in list(set(domains)):
-                dns_lines.append("DNS.{} = {}".format(len(dns_lines) + 1, domain_line))
-
-        return verisign.constants.CSR_CONFIG.format(
-            is_san_comment=is_san_comment,
-            OU=issuer_options.get('organizationalUnit', 'Operations'),
-            DNS=domains,
-            DNS_LINES="\n".join(dns_lines))
+        return cert, constants.VERISIGN_INTERMEDIATE,
 
     @staticmethod
     def create_authority(options):
@@ -173,7 +138,7 @@ class Verisign(Issuer):
         :return:
         """
         role = {'username': '', 'password': '', 'name': 'verisign'}
-        return verisign.constants.VERISIGN_ROOT, "", [role]
+        return constants.VERISIGN_ROOT, "", [role]
 
     def get_available_units(self):
         """
@@ -189,6 +154,3 @@ class Verisign(Issuer):
     def get_authorities(self):
         pass
 
-
-def init():
-    return Verisign()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ad3815a0..1d55623e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ setup(
         'console_scripts': [
             'lemur = lemur.manage:main',
         ],
+        'lemur.plugins': [
+             'verisign = lemur.plugins.lemur_verisign.plugin:VerisignPlugin',
+             'cloudca = lemur.plugins.lemur_cloudca.plugin:CloudCAPlugin',
+        ],
     },
     classifiers=[
         'Framework :: Flask',