diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7a3cfa0..9421df3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,10 +13,19 @@ codegen-units = 1
 panic = "unwind"
 
 [dependencies]
+bitflags = { version = "1.3.2", optional = true }
 getrandom = "0.1"
+lazy_static = { version = "1.4.0", optional = true }
+libc = { version = "0.2.126", optional = true }
+regex = { version = "1.6.0", optional = true }
 
 [features]
+default = ["plugin"]
+
 # Dynamically allocate and populate all memory needed for `--bytes` at runtime instead of streaming in fixed size blocks.
 #
 # This can slightly improve total performance for large outputs, at the cost of a proportionally, arbitrary sized memory allocation along with a proportionally increasing wait while the entire area is populated.
-bytes-dynamic = []
\ No newline at end of file
+bytes-dynamic = []
+
+# Allow plugin-loading at runtime with `[@<plugin-name>]... <options...>`
+plugin = ["libc", "bitflags", "lazy_static", "regex"]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f14669a..8b692b2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -6,16 +6,21 @@ use getrandom::*;
 
 mod parse;
 mod r#impl;
+#[cfg(feature="plugin")] mod plugin;
 
 const BYTES_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 4096;
 
-fn get<T: Default>() -> Result<T, Error>
+fn get<T>() -> Result<T, Error>
 {
-    let mut value: T = Default::default();
-    unsafe {
-	let mut slice = std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(&mut value as *mut T as *mut u8, std::mem::size_of::<T>());
+    use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
+    let mut value: MaybeUninit<T> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
+    
+    let value = unsafe {
+	let mut slice = std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(value.as_mut_ptr() as *mut u8, std::mem::size_of::<T>());
 	populate(&mut slice)?;
-    }
+
+	value.assume_init()
+    };
     
     Ok(value)
 }
diff --git a/src/plugin/loader.rs b/src/plugin/loader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c85701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugin/loader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+//! Loads dynamic object plugins for `rngcli`
+use super::*;
+
diff --git a/src/plugin/mod.rs b/src/plugin/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ee70b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugin/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+//! Allow loading plugins at runtime.
+
+mod loader;
+mod searcher;
diff --git a/src/plugin/searcher.rs b/src/plugin/searcher.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47eab37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugin/searcher.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+//! Searches paths for the plugin name to find it's shared object file
+use super::*;
+use std::path::{
+    PathBuf,
+    Path,
+};
+use std::{
+    fs, io,
+    //collections::HashMap,
+};
+use regex::{
+    Regex, RegexBuilder,
+};
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+
+/// Specifies locations and associated rules of these locations for path lookups when searching for plugins.
+pub mod locations {
+    use super::*;
+    use bitflags::*;
+    
+    /// Describes a path an its trust level.
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Copy)]
+    pub enum PathTrust<'a>
+    {
+	Trusted(&'a str),
+	Untrusted(&'a str),
+    }
+
+    bitflags! {
+	/// The rules a file in an unstructed lookup path must qualify for it to be considered for plugin candidacy.
+	pub struct UntrustedPathRules : u32
+	{
+	    /// No restrictions on the file.
+	    const UNRESTRICTED = 0;
+	    /// Name ends in valid string from `LOOKUP_NAME_MATCHES_IN_UNTRUSTED`.
+	    const NAME_MATCH = 1 << 0;
+	    /// Disallow symlinked files.
+	    const NON_SYMLINK = 1 << 1;
+	    /// Disqualify executable-marked files.
+	    const NON_EXEC = 1 << 2;
+	    /// Disqualify world-writable files.
+	    const NON_WORLD_WRITABLE = 1 << 3;
+	    /// Only qualify root-owned files (can be unioned with other `_OWNED_ONLY` constants)
+	    const ROOT_OWNED_ONLY = 1 << 4;
+	    /// Only qualify user-owned files (can be unioned with other `_OWNED_ONLY` constants)
+	    const USER_OWNED_ONLY = 1 << 5;
+	    /// Disqualify files that are accessible at all by anyone other than the current user (or root, which can accesss everything.)
+	    const USER_ACCESSIBLE_ONLY = 1 << 6;
+	}
+    }
+    impl Default for UntrustedPathRules
+    {
+	#[inline]
+	fn default() -> Self
+	{
+	    Self::NAME_MATCH
+	}
+    }
+
+    impl<'a> AsRef<str> for PathTrust<'a>
+    {
+	#[inline(always)] 
+	fn as_ref(&self) -> &str
+	{
+	    match self {
+		Trusted(a) | Untrusted(a) => a
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+    impl<'a> From<PathTrust<'a>> for &'a str
+    {
+	#[inline] 
+	fn from(from: PathTrust<'a>) -> Self
+	{
+	    from.into_str()
+	}
+    }
+
+    impl<'a> From<PathTrust<'a>> for (&'a str, bool)
+    {
+	#[inline] 
+	fn from(from: PathTrust<'a>) -> Self
+	{
+	    let trusted = from.is_trusted();
+	    (from.into_str(), trusted)
+	}
+    }
+
+    // impl<'a> AsRef<Path> for PathTrust<'a>
+    // {
+    // 	#[inline] 
+    // 	fn as_ref(&self) -> &Path
+    // 	{
+    // 	    Path::new(AsRef::<str>::as_ref(self))
+    // 	}
+    // }
+
+    use PathTrust::*;
+    // The ordering of these variables is the order in which the plugin is looked-up in. The first match found is used.
+
+    /// Should paths be recursively travelled in lookups. (0 is for trusted paths, 1 is for untrusted)
+    pub static LOOKUP_PATH_RECURSION: (bool, bool) = (true, true);
+
+    /// Should symlinks be followed in a recursive lookup. (0 is for trusted paths, 1 is for untrusted)
+    pub static LOOKUP_PATH_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS: (bool, bool) = (true, false); 
+    
+    /// Trust plugin file lookups in non-contained `LOOKUP_PATH_HOME_BASE_NAME`s.
+    pub static LOOKUP_PATH_TRUST_HOME: bool = false;
+    
+    /// Base paths from user home to look-up plugin name.
+    pub static LOOKUP_PATH_HOME_BASE_NAME: &[PathTrust] = &[
+	Trusted(".rngcli/plugins/"),
+	Untrusted(".rngcli/").map_trust(LOOKUP_PATH_TRUST_HOME),
+	Untrusted(".config/rngcli/").map_trust(LOOKUP_PATH_TRUST_HOME),
+	Untrusted(".config/").map_trust(LOOKUP_PATH_TRUST_HOME),
+    ];
+    
+    /// Extra valid lookup paths
+    pub static LOOKUP_PATH_EXTRA_PATHS: &[PathTrust] = &[
+	Trusted("/usr/share/rngcli/"),
+	Trusted("/usr/local/share/rngcli/")
+    ];
+
+    /// `PATH`-like env-vars to look up a plugin's name.
+    pub static LOOKUP_PATH_ENV_VARS: &[PathTrust] = &[
+	Trusted("RNGCLI_PATH"),
+	Untrusted("PATH"),
+    ];
+
+    /// Allow lookup inside the current working directory.
+    pub static LOOKUP_PATH_ALLOW_CWD: bool = true;
+
+    /// Files with these regex-matched names are considered in all lookup contexts (`Trusted` and `Untrusted`.)
+    pub static LOOKUP_NAME_MATCHES_IN_TRUSTED: &[&'static str] = &[
+	r"\.rngp\.so$",
+	r"\.rngp$",
+	r"\.so$",
+    ];
+
+    /// Files with these regex-matched names are considered in `Untrusted` lookup contexts (if specified by `LOOKUP_UNTRUSTED_PATH_RULES`)
+    pub static LOOKUP_NAME_MATCHES_IN_UNTRUSTED: &[&'static str] = &[
+	r"\.rngp\.so$",
+	r"\.rngp$",
+    ];
+    
+    /// These rules must be met for lookups in untrusted paths.
+    pub static LOOKUP_UNTRUSTED_PATH_RULES: UntrustedPathRules =
+	UntrustedPathRules::NAME_MATCH
+	.union(UntrustedPathRules::NON_SYMLINK)
+	.union(UntrustedPathRules::NON_WORLD_WRITABLE);
+
+    impl<'a> PathTrust<'a>
+    {
+	#[inline(always)]
+	pub const fn into_str(self) -> &'a str
+	{
+	    match self {
+		Trusted(a) | Untrusted(a) => a
+	    }	    
+	}
+	
+	#[inline(always)] 
+	pub fn into_path(self) -> &'a Path
+	{
+	    match self {
+		Trusted(a) | Untrusted(a) => Path::new(a)
+	    }
+	}
+	#[inline(always)] 
+	pub fn as_path(&self) -> &Path
+	{
+	    Path::new(self.as_ref())
+	}
+
+	#[inline(always)] 
+	pub const fn is_trusted(self) -> bool
+	{
+	    if let Trusted(_) = self {
+		true
+	    } else {
+		false
+	    }
+	}
+	#[inline(always)]
+	pub const fn is_untrusted(self) -> bool
+	{
+	    !self.is_trusted()
+	}
+
+	/// Map the trust level of this `PathTrust`.
+	#[inline(always)] 
+	pub const fn map_trust(self, trust: bool) -> Self
+	{
+	    if trust { Trusted(self.into_str()) }
+	    else { Untrusted(self.into_str()) }
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
+struct LookupVisitor<P: AsRef<Path>>(P);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct PathLookup {
+    name: String,
+    candidates: Vec<fs::DirEntry>,
+    trusted: bool,
+}
+
+impl PathLookup
+{
+    
+    #[inline] 
+    pub fn check_valid_path<const Trusted: bool>(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> bool
+    {
+	#[inline(always)] 
+	fn regex_builder(pattern: impl AsRef<str>) -> Regex {
+	    RegexBuilder::new(pattern.as_ref())
+		.case_insensitive(true)
+		.build().expect("Invalid regex in trusted pattern match array.")
+	}
+	/// Returns a function that returns `true` if any of the `matchers` match the input string.
+	#[inline]
+	const fn match_any<'a, I: 'a>(matchers: I) -> impl Fn(&str) -> bool + 'a
+	where I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a Regex> + Clone,
+	{
+	    move |s: &str| -> bool {
+		let matchers = matchers.clone().into_iter();
+		for re in matchers {
+		    if re.is_match(s) {
+			return true;
+		    }
+		}
+		false
+	    }
+	}
+	/// Validate a file in an untrusted lookup.
+	#[inline]
+	fn validate_file_untrusted(path: &Path, filename: &str) -> bool
+	{
+	    // By this point, `filename` has already matched successfully.
+	    // Also Note: `filename` is just the basename of `path` as an `&str` (same address-space.)
+	    
+	    todo!("TODO: extra Untrusted lookup rules checked on `path` here.")
+	}
+	lazy_static! {
+	    static ref TRUSTED_EXT_REGEX_MAP: Vec<Regex> = 
+		locations::LOOKUP_NAME_MATCHES_IN_TRUSTED.into_iter().map(regex_builder).collect();
+	    static ref UNTRUSTED_EXT_REGEX_MAP: Vec<Regex> =
+		locations::LOOKUP_NAME_MATCHES_IN_UNTRUSTED.into_iter().map(regex_builder).collect();
+	}
+	
+	let path = path.as_ref();
+
+	if !path.exists() || path.is_dir() {
+	    return false;
+	}
+
+	let filename = match path.file_name()
+	    .and_then(|os_fn| os_fn.to_str())
+	{
+	    Some(f) => f,
+	    _ => return false,
+	};
+
+	// 	trait Checker // XXX: Was used for dynamic dispatch in the `if Trusted ...` block below, but is no longer needed as Trusted will never have one, and untrusted will always have the same one; we can just use Option<impl FnOnce> pretty much
+	// 	{
+	// 	    fn check_path(self, path: &Path) -> bool;
+	// 	}
+	// 	/*struct NoChecker;
+	// 	impl Checker for NoChecker { #[inline] fn check_path(&self, path: &Path) -> bool {
+	// 	true
+	// } }*/
+
+	// 	#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+	// 	struct FuncChecker<F: FnOnce(&Path) -> bool>(F);
+	// 	impl<F: FnOnce(&Path) -> bool> Checker for FuncChecker<F>
+	// 	{
+	// 	    #[inline] 
+	// 	    fn check_path(self, path: &Path) -> bool {
+	// 		self.0(path)
+	// 	    }
+	// 	}
+	
+	let (matcher, checker) = if Trusted {
+	    // Trusted path lookup
+	    (match_any(TRUSTED_EXT_REGEX_MAP.iter()), None)//&NoChecker)
+	} else {
+	    // Untrusted path lookup
+	    (match_any(UNTRUSTED_EXT_REGEX_MAP.iter()), Some(move |path| {
+		validate_file_untrusted(path, filename)
+	    }))
+	};
+
+	matcher(filename) // Check filename first
+	    && match checker {
+		Some(untrusted) => untrusted(path), // Check extra Untrusted path rules next
+		_ => true
+	    }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<P: AsRef<Path>> LookupVisitor<P>
+{
+    pub fn start_lookup(&self, trusted: bool, name: impl Into<String>) -> io::Result<PathLookup>
+    {
+	Ok(PathLookup {
+	    name: name.into(),
+	    trusted,
+	    candidates: fs::read_dir(&self.0)?.collect::<io::Result<Vec<_>>>()?,
+	})
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn lookup_plugin_name(name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Option<PathBuf>
+{
+    todo!("Create a LookupVisitor(<path>) for each path in `locations`, then call `start_lookup(<trusted path>, name)` on each *in order* specified in `locations`")
+}