diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index ed5a41d41ea..ac7d3229def 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ build_script:
   - set CGO_ENABLED=1
   - go build -o ghostunnel-%GIT_VERSION%-windows-%GOARCH%-with-pkcs11.exe -ldflags "-w -extldflags \"-static\" -extld=%EXTLD%" -i .
   # Execute tests
-  - go test -v . ./auth
+  - go test -v . ./auth ./certloader ./proxy ./wildcard
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ef35e51e00..85ff99a198e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ unit:
 	go test -v -covermode=count -coverprofile=coverage-unit-test-auth.out ./auth
 	go test -v -covermode=count -coverprofile=coverage-unit-test-certloader.out ./certloader
 	go test -v -covermode=count -coverprofile=coverage-unit-test-proxy.out ./proxy
+	go test -v -covermode=count -coverprofile=coverage-unit-test-wildcard.out ./wildcard
 .PHONY: unit
 
 # Run integration tests
diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index 81b56e6028a..8bcbaf186fd 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/square/ghostunnel/wildcard"
 )
 
 // Logger is used by this package to log messages
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ type ACL struct {
 	// AllowURIs lists URI SANs that should be allowed access. If a principal
 	// has a valid certificate with at least one of these URI SANs, we grant
 	// access.
-	AllowedURIs []string
+	AllowedURIs []wildcard.Matcher
 	// Logger is used to log authorization decisions.
 	Logger Logger
 }
@@ -181,10 +183,10 @@ func intersectsIP(left, right []net.IP) bool {
 }
 
 // Returns true if at least one item from left is also contained in right.
-func intersectsURI(left []string, right []*url.URL) bool {
+func intersectsURI(left []wildcard.Matcher, right []*url.URL) bool {
 	for _, l := range left {
 		for _, r := range right {
-			if r.String() == l {
+			if l.Matches(r.String()) {
 				return true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/auth/auth_test.go b/auth/auth_test.go
index cda60966f63..8cc8cb9eb43 100644
--- a/auth/auth_test.go
+++ b/auth/auth_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/square/ghostunnel/wildcard"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func TestAuthorizeReject(t *testing.T) {
 		AllowedCNs:  []string{"test"},
 		AllowedOUs:  []string{"test"},
 		AllowedDNSs: []string{"test"},
-		AllowedURIs: []string{"test"},
+		AllowedURIs: []wildcard.Matcher{wildcard.MustCompile("test")},
 	}
 
 	assert.NotNil(t, testACL.VerifyPeerCertificateServer(nil, fakeChains), "should reject cert w/o matching CN/OU")
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func TestAuthorizeAllowIP(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAuthorizeAllowURI(t *testing.T) {
 	testACL := ACL{
-		AllowedURIs: []string{"scheme://valid/path"},
+		AllowedURIs: []wildcard.Matcher{wildcard.MustCompile("scheme://valid/path")},
 	}
 
 	assert.Nil(t, testACL.VerifyPeerCertificateServer(nil, fakeChains), "allow-uri-san should allow clients with matching URI SAN")
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ func TestAuthorizeAllowURI(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAuthorizeRejectURI(t *testing.T) {
 	testACL := ACL{
-		AllowedURIs: []string{"schema://invalid/path"},
+		AllowedURIs: []wildcard.Matcher{wildcard.MustCompile("scheme://invalid/path")},
 	}
 
 	assert.NotNil(t, testACL.VerifyPeerCertificateServer(nil, fakeChains), "should reject cert w/o matching URI")
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ func TestVerifyRejectIP(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestVerifyAllowURI(t *testing.T) {
 	testACL := ACL{
-		AllowedURIs: []string{"scheme://valid/path"},
+		AllowedURIs: []wildcard.Matcher{wildcard.MustCompile("scheme://valid/path")},
 	}
 
 	assert.Nil(t, testACL.VerifyPeerCertificateClient(nil, fakeChains), "verify-uri-san should allow clients with matching URI SAN")
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ func TestVerifyAllowURI(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestVerifyRejectURI(t *testing.T) {
 	testACL := ACL{
-		AllowedURIs: []string{"scheme://invalid/path"},
+		AllowedURIs: []wildcard.Matcher{wildcard.MustCompile("scheme://invalid/path")},
 	}
 
 	assert.NotNil(t, testACL.VerifyPeerCertificateClient(nil, fakeChains), "should reject cert w/o matching URI")
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a61aaa60ce0..b30deef3ddc 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/square/ghostunnel/auth"
 	"github.com/square/ghostunnel/certloader"
 	"github.com/square/ghostunnel/proxy"
+	"github.com/square/ghostunnel/wildcard"
 	"github.com/square/go-sq-metrics"
 	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
 
@@ -389,13 +390,19 @@ func serverListen(context *Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	allowedURIs, err := wildcard.CompileList(*serverAllowedURIs)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Printf("invalid URI pattern in --allow-uri flag (%s)", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
 	serverACL := auth.ACL{
 		AllowAll:    *serverAllowAll,
 		AllowedCNs:  *serverAllowedCNs,
 		AllowedOUs:  *serverAllowedOUs,
 		AllowedDNSs: *serverAllowedDNSs,
 		AllowedIPs:  *serverAllowedIPs,
-		AllowedURIs: *serverAllowedURIs,
+		AllowedURIs: allowedURIs,
 		Logger:      logger,
 	}
 
@@ -578,12 +585,18 @@ func clientBackendDialer(cert certloader.Certificate, network, address, host str
 		config.ServerName = *clientServerName
 	}
 
+	allowedURIs, err := wildcard.CompileList(*clientAllowedURIs)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Printf("invalid URI pattern in --verify-uri flag (%s)", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	clientACL := auth.ACL{
 		AllowedCNs:  *clientAllowedCNs,
 		AllowedOUs:  *clientAllowedOUs,
 		AllowedDNSs: *clientAllowedDNSs,
 		AllowedIPs:  *clientAllowedIPs,
-		AllowedURIs: *clientAllowedURIs,
+		AllowedURIs: allowedURIs,
 		Logger:      logger,
 	}
 
diff --git a/wildcard/matcher.go b/wildcard/matcher.go
index b69887d4173..6fe1b98af2e 100644
--- a/wildcard/matcher.go
+++ b/wildcard/matcher.go
@@ -64,13 +64,36 @@ type regexpMatcher struct {
 	pattern *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
-// New creates a new Matcher given a pattern, using '/' as the separator.
-func New(pattern string) (Matcher, error) {
-	return NewWithSeparator(pattern, defaultSeparator)
+// Compile creates a new Matcher given a pattern, using '/' as the separator.
+func Compile(pattern string) (Matcher, error) {
+	return CompileWithSeparator(pattern, defaultSeparator)
 }
 
-// New creates a new Matcher given a pattern and separator rune.
-func NewWithSeparator(pattern string, separator rune) (Matcher, error) {
+// CompileList creates new Matchers given a list patterns, using '/' as the separator.
+func CompileList(patterns []string) ([]Matcher, error) {
+	ms := []Matcher{}
+	for _, pattern := range patterns {
+		m, err := Compile(pattern)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		ms = append(ms, m)
+	}
+	return ms, nil
+}
+
+// MustCompile creates a new Matcher given a pattern, using '/' as the separator,
+// and panics if the given pattern was invalid.
+func MustCompile(pattern string) Matcher {
+	m, err := CompileWithSeparator(pattern, defaultSeparator)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+// CompileWithSeparator creates a new Matcher given a pattern and separator rune.
+func CompileWithSeparator(pattern string, separator rune) (Matcher, error) {
 	// Build regular expression from wildcard pattern
 	// - Wildcard '*' should match all chars except forward slash
 	// - Wildcard '**' should match all chars, including forward slash
diff --git a/wildcard/matcher_test.go b/wildcard/matcher_test.go
index 280fc6a7ec3..ad9a94ef004 100644
--- a/wildcard/matcher_test.go
+++ b/wildcard/matcher_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package wildcard
 import "testing"
 
 func testMatches(t *testing.T, pattern string, matches []string, invalids []string) {
-	matcher, err := New(pattern)
+	matcher, err := Compile(pattern)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("bad pattern: '%s' (%s)", pattern, err)
 	}
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func TestInvalidPatterns(t *testing.T) {
 		"test://**/asdf",
 		"**://foo/asdf",
 	} {
-		_, err := New(pattern)
+		_, err := Compile(pattern)
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Errorf("should reject invalid pattern '%s'", pattern)
 		}