diff --git a/cmd/nginx/flags.go b/cmd/nginx/flags.go
index 608ef5c9a..2029f4d78 100644
--- a/cmd/nginx/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/nginx/flags.go
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ func parseFlags() (bool, *controller.Configuration, error) {
 		sslProxyPort  = flags.Int("ssl-passtrough-proxy-port", 442, `Default port to use internally for SSL when SSL Passthgough is enabled`)
 		defServerPort = flags.Int("default-server-port", 8181, `Default port to use for exposing the default server (catch all)`)
 		healthzPort   = flags.Int("healthz-port", 10254, "port for healthz endpoint.")
+
+		annotationsPrefix = flags.String("annotations-prefix", "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io", `Prefix of the ingress annotations.`)
 	)
 
 	flag.Set("logtostderr", "true")
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ func parseFlags() (bool, *controller.Configuration, error) {
 	}
 
 	config := &controller.Configuration{
+		AnnotationsPrefix:       *annotationsPrefix,
 		APIServerHost:           *apiserverHost,
 		KubeConfigFile:          *kubeConfigFile,
 		UpdateStatus:            *updateStatus,
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/alias/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/alias/main.go
index 0194e72af..2fb81b2a4 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/alias/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/alias/main.go
@@ -20,22 +20,20 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
-)
-
-const (
-	annotation = "ingress.kubernetes.io/server-alias"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 type alias struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new Alias annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return alias{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return alias{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress rule
 // used to add an alias to the provided hosts
 func (a alias) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	return parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotation, ing)
+	return parser.GetStringAnnotation("server-alias", ing, a.r)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/alias/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/alias/main_test.go
index de4fe17f5..579ed83f4 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/alias/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/alias/main_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
+const annotation = "nginx/server-alias"
+
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
-	ap := NewParser()
+	ap := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{})
 	if ap == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a parser.IngressAnnotation but returned nil")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/annotations.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/annotations.go
index ff888cf84..a12c2cc44 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/annotations.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/annotations.go
@@ -54,13 +54,6 @@ import (
 // DeniedKeyName name of the key that contains the reason to deny a location
 const DeniedKeyName = "Denied"
 
-type config interface {
-	resolver.AuthCertificate
-	resolver.DefaultBackend
-	resolver.Secret
-	resolver.Service
-}
-
 // Ingress defines the valid annotations present in one NGINX Ingress rule
 type Ingress struct {
 	metav1.ObjectMeta
@@ -91,37 +84,35 @@ type Ingress struct {
 
 // Extractor defines the annotation parsers to be used in the extraction of annotations
 type Extractor struct {
-	secretResolver resolver.Secret
-	annotations    map[string]parser.IngressAnnotation
+	annotations map[string]parser.IngressAnnotation
 }
 
 // NewAnnotationExtractor creates a new annotations extractor
-func NewAnnotationExtractor(cfg config) Extractor {
+func NewAnnotationExtractor(cfg resolver.Resolver) Extractor {
 	return Extractor{
-		cfg,
 		map[string]parser.IngressAnnotation{
-			"Alias":                alias.NewParser(),
+			"Alias":                alias.NewParser(cfg),
 			"BasicDigestAuth":      auth.NewParser(auth.AuthDirectory, cfg),
 			"CertificateAuth":      authtls.NewParser(cfg),
-			"ClientBodyBufferSize": clientbodybuffersize.NewParser(),
-			"ConfigurationSnippet": snippet.NewParser(),
-			"CorsConfig":           cors.NewParser(),
+			"ClientBodyBufferSize": clientbodybuffersize.NewParser(cfg),
+			"ConfigurationSnippet": snippet.NewParser(cfg),
+			"CorsConfig":           cors.NewParser(cfg),
 			"DefaultBackend":       defaultbackend.NewParser(cfg),
-			"ExternalAuth":         authreq.NewParser(),
+			"ExternalAuth":         authreq.NewParser(cfg),
 			"HealthCheck":          healthcheck.NewParser(cfg),
 			"Proxy":                proxy.NewParser(cfg),
 			"RateLimit":            ratelimit.NewParser(cfg),
-			"Redirect":             redirect.NewParser(),
+			"Redirect":             redirect.NewParser(cfg),
 			"Rewrite":              rewrite.NewParser(cfg),
 			"SecureUpstream":       secureupstream.NewParser(cfg),
-			"ServerSnippet":        serversnippet.NewParser(),
-			"ServiceUpstream":      serviceupstream.NewParser(),
-			"SessionAffinity":      sessionaffinity.NewParser(),
-			"SSLPassthrough":       sslpassthrough.NewParser(),
+			"ServerSnippet":        serversnippet.NewParser(cfg),
+			"ServiceUpstream":      serviceupstream.NewParser(cfg),
+			"SessionAffinity":      sessionaffinity.NewParser(cfg),
+			"SSLPassthrough":       sslpassthrough.NewParser(cfg),
 			"UsePortInRedirects":   portinredirect.NewParser(cfg),
-			"UpstreamHashBy":       upstreamhashby.NewParser(),
-			"UpstreamVhost":        upstreamvhost.NewParser(),
-			"VtsFilterKey":         vtsfilterkey.NewParser(),
+			"UpstreamHashBy":       upstreamhashby.NewParser(cfg),
+			"UpstreamVhost":        upstreamvhost.NewParser(cfg),
+			"VtsFilterKey":         vtsfilterkey.NewParser(cfg),
 			"Whitelist":            ipwhitelist.NewParser(cfg),
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/annotations_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/annotations_test.go
index 114be2318..fd086d43d 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/annotations_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/annotations_test.go
@@ -29,25 +29,26 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	annotationSecureUpstream       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/secure-backends"
-	annotationSecureVerifyCACert   = "ingress.kubernetes.io/secure-verify-ca-secret"
-	annotationUpsMaxFails          = "ingress.kubernetes.io/upstream-max-fails"
-	annotationUpsFailTimeout       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/upstream-fail-timeout"
-	annotationPassthrough          = "ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-passthrough"
-	annotationAffinityType         = "ingress.kubernetes.io/affinity"
-	annotationCorsEnabled          = "ingress.kubernetes.io/enable-cors"
-	annotationCorsAllowOrigin      = "ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin"
-	annotationCorsAllowMethods     = "ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-methods"
-	annotationCorsAllowHeaders     = "ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-headers"
-	annotationCorsAllowCredentials = "ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-credentials"
+	annotationSecureUpstream       = "nginx/secure-backends"
+	annotationSecureVerifyCACert   = "nginx/secure-verify-ca-secret"
+	annotationUpsMaxFails          = "nginx/upstream-max-fails"
+	annotationUpsFailTimeout       = "nginx/upstream-fail-timeout"
+	annotationPassthrough          = "nginx/ssl-passthrough"
+	annotationAffinityType         = "nginx/affinity"
+	annotationCorsEnabled          = "nginx/enable-cors"
+	annotationCorsAllowOrigin      = "nginx/cors-allow-origin"
+	annotationCorsAllowMethods     = "nginx/cors-allow-methods"
+	annotationCorsAllowHeaders     = "nginx/cors-allow-headers"
+	annotationCorsAllowCredentials = "nginx/cors-allow-credentials"
 	defaultCorsMethods             = "GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PATCH, OPTIONS"
 	defaultCorsHeaders             = "DNT,X-CustomHeader,Keep-Alive,User-Agent,X-Requested-With,If-Modified-Since,Cache-Control,Content-Type,Authorization"
-	annotationAffinityCookieName   = "ingress.kubernetes.io/session-cookie-name"
-	annotationAffinityCookieHash   = "ingress.kubernetes.io/session-cookie-hash"
-	annotationUpstreamHashBy       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/upstream-hash-by"
+	annotationAffinityCookieName   = "nginx/session-cookie-name"
+	annotationAffinityCookieHash   = "nginx/session-cookie-hash"
+	annotationUpstreamHashBy       = "nginx/upstream-hash-by"
 )
 
 type mockCfg struct {
+	resolver.Mock
 	MockSecrets  map[string]*apiv1.Secret
 	MockServices map[string]*apiv1.Service
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/auth/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/auth/main.go
index 606b225ed..0b2187368 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/auth/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/auth/main.go
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
-const (
-	authType   = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type"
-	authSecret = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret"
-	authRealm  = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-realm"
-)
-
 var (
 	authTypeRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`basic|digest`)
 	// AuthDirectory default directory used to store files
@@ -83,12 +77,12 @@ func (bd1 *Config) Equal(bd2 *Config) bool {
 }
 
 type auth struct {
-	secretResolver resolver.Secret
-	authDirectory  string
+	r             resolver.Resolver
+	authDirectory string
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new authentication annotation parser
-func NewParser(authDirectory string, sr resolver.Secret) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+func NewParser(authDirectory string, r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
 	os.MkdirAll(authDirectory, 0755)
 
 	currPath := authDirectory
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ func NewParser(authDirectory string, sr resolver.Secret) parser.IngressAnnotatio
 		}
 	}
 
-	return auth{sr, authDirectory}
+	return auth{r, authDirectory}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress
@@ -108,7 +102,7 @@ func NewParser(authDirectory string, sr resolver.Secret) parser.IngressAnnotatio
 // and generated an htpasswd compatible file to be used as source
 // during the authentication process
 func (a auth) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	at, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(authType, ing)
+	at, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-type", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -117,7 +111,7 @@ func (a auth) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 		return nil, ing_errors.NewLocationDenied("invalid authentication type")
 	}
 
-	s, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(authSecret, ing)
+	s, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-secret", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ing_errors.LocationDenied{
 			Reason: errors.Wrap(err, "error reading secret name from annotation"),
@@ -125,14 +119,14 @@ func (a auth) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 	}
 
 	name := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", ing.Namespace, s)
-	secret, err := a.secretResolver.GetSecret(name)
+	secret, err := a.r.GetSecret(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ing_errors.LocationDenied{
 			Reason: errors.Wrapf(err, "unexpected error reading secret %v", name),
 		}
 	}
 
-	realm, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(authRealm, ing)
+	realm, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-realm", ing, a.r)
 
 	passFile := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v-%v.passwd", a.authDirectory, ing.GetNamespace(), ing.GetName())
 	err = dumpSecret(passFile, secret)
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/auth/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/auth/main_test.go
index ffb421719..c93dddb67 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/auth/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/auth/main_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 }
 
 type mockSecret struct {
+	resolver.Mock
 }
 
 func (m mockSecret) GetSecret(name string) (*api.Secret, error) {
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ func TestIngressWithoutAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 	_, dir, _ := dummySecretContent(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
-	_, err := NewParser(dir, mockSecret{}).Parse(ing)
+	_, err := NewParser(dir, &mockSecret{}).Parse(ing)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected error with ingress without annotations")
 	}
@@ -97,15 +99,15 @@ func TestIngressAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[authType] = "basic"
-	data[authSecret] = "demo-secret"
-	data[authRealm] = "-realm-"
+	data["nginx/auth-type"] = "basic"
+	data["nginx/auth-secret"] = "demo-secret"
+	data["nginx/auth-realm"] = "-realm-"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	_, dir, _ := dummySecretContent(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 
-	i, err := NewParser(dir, mockSecret{}).Parse(ing)
+	i, err := NewParser(dir, &mockSecret{}).Parse(ing)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Uxpected error with ingress: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -128,9 +130,9 @@ func TestIngressAuthWithoutSecret(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[authType] = "basic"
-	data[authSecret] = "invalid-secret"
-	data[authRealm] = "-realm-"
+	data["nginx/auth-type"] = "basic"
+	data["nginx/auth-secret"] = "invalid-secret"
+	data["nginx/auth-realm"] = "-realm-"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	_, dir, _ := dummySecretContent(t)
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/authreq/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/authreq/main.go
index 17a997652..dbc9f51a2 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/authreq/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/authreq/main.go
@@ -25,17 +25,10 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
 	ing_errors "k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/errors"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
-const (
-	// external URL that provides the authentication
-	authURL       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-url"
-	authSigninURL = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-signin"
-	authMethod    = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-method"
-	authHeaders   = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-response-headers"
-)
-
-// External returns external authentication configuration for an Ingress rule
+// Config returns external authentication configuration for an Ingress rule
 type Config struct {
 	URL string `json:"url"`
 	// Host contains the hostname defined in the URL
@@ -108,17 +101,18 @@ func validHeader(header string) bool {
 }
 
 type authReq struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new authentication request annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return authReq{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return authReq{r}
 }
 
 // ParseAnnotations parses the annotations contained in the ingress
 // rule used to use an Config URL as source for authentication
 func (a authReq) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	str, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(authURL, ing)
+	str, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-url", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -127,7 +121,7 @@ func (a authReq) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 		return nil, ing_errors.NewLocationDenied("an empty string is not a valid URL")
 	}
 
-	signin, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(authSigninURL, ing)
+	signin, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-signin", ing, a.r)
 
 	ur, err := url.Parse(str)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -144,13 +138,13 @@ func (a authReq) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 		return nil, ing_errors.NewLocationDenied("invalid url host")
 	}
 
-	m, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(authMethod, ing)
+	m, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-method", ing, a.r)
 	if len(m) != 0 && !validMethod(m) {
 		return nil, ing_errors.NewLocationDenied("invalid HTTP method")
 	}
 
 	h := []string{}
-	hstr, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(authHeaders, ing)
+	hstr, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-response-headers", ing, a.r)
 	if len(hstr) != 0 {
 
 		harr := strings.Split(hstr, ",")
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/authreq/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/authreq/main_test.go
index 8256302a7..2208cc24e 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/authreq/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/authreq/main_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 )
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@ func TestAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		data[authURL] = test.url
-		data[authSigninURL] = test.signinURL
-		data[authMethod] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", test.method)
+		data["nginx/auth-url"] = test.url
+		data["nginx/auth-signin"] = test.signinURL
+		data["nginx/auth-method"] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", test.method)
 
-		i, err := NewParser().Parse(ing)
+		i, err := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 		if test.expErr {
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Errorf("%v: expected error but retuned nil", test.title)
@@ -136,11 +137,11 @@ func TestHeaderAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		data[authURL] = test.url
-		data[authHeaders] = test.headers
-		data[authMethod] = "GET"
+		data["nginx/auth-url"] = test.url
+		data["nginx/auth-response-headers"] = test.headers
+		data["nginx/auth-method"] = "GET"
 
-		i, err := NewParser().Parse(ing)
+		i, err := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 		if test.expErr {
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Errorf("%v: expected error but retuned nil", err.Error())
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/authtls/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/authtls/main.go
index 7fb5eac71..7fa511873 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/authtls/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/authtls/main.go
@@ -29,13 +29,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// name of the secret
-	annotationAuthTLSSecret    = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-tls-secret"
-	annotationAuthVerifyClient = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-tls-verify-client"
-	annotationAuthTLSDepth     = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-tls-verify-depth"
-	annotationAuthTLSErrorPage = "ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-tls-error-page"
-	defaultAuthTLSDepth        = 1
-	defaultAuthVerifyClient    = "on"
+	defaultAuthTLSDepth     = 1
+	defaultAuthVerifyClient = "on"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -75,19 +70,19 @@ func (assl1 *Config) Equal(assl2 *Config) bool {
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new TLS authentication annotation parser
-func NewParser(resolver resolver.AuthCertificate) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+func NewParser(resolver resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
 	return authTLS{resolver}
 }
 
 type authTLS struct {
-	certResolver resolver.AuthCertificate
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress
 // rule used to use a Certificate as authentication method
 func (a authTLS) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 
-	tlsauthsecret, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationAuthTLSSecret, ing)
+	tlsauthsecret, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(a.r.GetAnnotationWithPrefix("auth-tls-secret"), ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Config{}, err
 	}
@@ -101,24 +96,24 @@ func (a authTLS) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 		return &Config{}, ing_errors.NewLocationDenied(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	tlsVerifyClient, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationAuthVerifyClient, ing)
+	tlsVerifyClient, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-tls-verify-client", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || !authVerifyClientRegex.MatchString(tlsVerifyClient) {
 		tlsVerifyClient = defaultAuthVerifyClient
 	}
 
-	tlsdepth, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation(annotationAuthTLSDepth, ing)
+	tlsdepth, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation("auth-tls-verify-depth", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || tlsdepth == 0 {
 		tlsdepth = defaultAuthTLSDepth
 	}
 
-	authCert, err := a.certResolver.GetAuthCertificate(tlsauthsecret)
+	authCert, err := a.r.GetAuthCertificate(tlsauthsecret)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Config{}, ing_errors.LocationDenied{
 			Reason: errors.Wrap(err, "error obtaining certificate"),
 		}
 	}
 
-	errorpage, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationAuthTLSErrorPage, ing)
+	errorpage, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-tls-error-page", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || errorpage == "" {
 		errorpage = ""
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/class/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/class/main.go
index 9c0db669b..33c7c7629 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/class/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/class/main.go
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ package class
 import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
-
-	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
-	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/errors"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -35,9 +32,9 @@ const (
 // the ingress.class annotation, or it's set to the configured in the
 // ingress controller.
 func IsValid(ing *extensions.Ingress, controller, defClass string) bool {
-	ingress, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(IngressKey, ing)
-	if err != nil && !errors.IsMissingAnnotations(err) {
-		glog.Warningf("unexpected error reading ingress annotation: %v", err)
+	ingress, ok := ing.GetAnnotations()[IngressKey]
+	if !ok {
+		glog.V(3).Infof("annotation %v is not present in ingress %v/%v", IngressKey, ing.Namespace, ing.Name)
 	}
 
 	// we have 2 valid combinations
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/clientbodybuffersize/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/clientbodybuffersize/main.go
index c8abf2701..6ff3e070a 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/clientbodybuffersize/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/clientbodybuffersize/main.go
@@ -20,22 +20,20 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
-)
-
-const (
-	annotation = "ingress.kubernetes.io/client-body-buffer-size"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 type clientBodyBufferSize struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new clientBodyBufferSize annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return clientBodyBufferSize{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return clientBodyBufferSize{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress rule
 // used to add an client-body-buffer-size to the provided locations
-func (a clientBodyBufferSize) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	return parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotation, ing)
+func (cbbs clientBodyBufferSize) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
+	return parser.GetStringAnnotation("client-body-buffer-size", ing, cbbs.r)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/clientbodybuffersize/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/clientbodybuffersize/main_test.go
index 8ed6e0c38..b47231498 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/clientbodybuffersize/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/clientbodybuffersize/main_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
-	ap := NewParser()
+	annotation := "nginx/client-body-buffer-size"
+	ap := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{})
 	if ap == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a parser.IngressAnnotation but returned nil")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main.go
index aa03ce035..ac77c250a 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main.go
@@ -22,14 +22,10 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 const (
-	annotationCorsEnabled          = "ingress.kubernetes.io/enable-cors"
-	annotationCorsAllowOrigin      = "ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-origin"
-	annotationCorsAllowMethods     = "ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-methods"
-	annotationCorsAllowHeaders     = "ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-headers"
-	annotationCorsAllowCredentials = "ingress.kubernetes.io/cors-allow-credentials"
 	// Default values
 	defaultCorsMethods = "GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PATCH, OPTIONS"
 	defaultCorsHeaders = "DNT,X-CustomHeader,Keep-Alive,User-Agent,X-Requested-With,If-Modified-Since,Cache-Control,Content-Type,Authorization"
@@ -49,6 +45,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 type cors struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // Config contains the Cors configuration to be used in the Ingress
@@ -61,8 +58,8 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new CORS annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return cors{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return cors{r}
 }
 
 // Equal tests for equality between two External types
@@ -94,28 +91,28 @@ func (c1 *Config) Equal(c2 *Config) bool {
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress
 // rule used to indicate if the location/s should allows CORS
-func (a cors) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	corsenabled, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(annotationCorsEnabled, ing)
+func (c cors) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
+	corsenabled, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation("enable-cors", ing, c.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		corsenabled = false
 	}
 
-	corsalloworigin, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationCorsAllowOrigin, ing)
+	corsalloworigin, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("cors-allow-origin", ing, c.r)
 	if err != nil || corsalloworigin == "" || !corsOriginRegex.MatchString(corsalloworigin) {
 		corsalloworigin = "*"
 	}
 
-	corsallowheaders, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationCorsAllowHeaders, ing)
+	corsallowheaders, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("cors-allow-headers", ing, c.r)
 	if err != nil || corsallowheaders == "" || !corsHeadersRegex.MatchString(corsallowheaders) {
 		corsallowheaders = defaultCorsHeaders
 	}
 
-	corsallowmethods, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationCorsAllowMethods, ing)
+	corsallowmethods, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("cors-allow-methods", ing, c.r)
 	if err != nil || corsallowmethods == "" || !corsMethodsRegex.MatchString(corsallowmethods) {
 		corsallowmethods = defaultCorsMethods
 	}
 
-	corsallowcredentials, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(annotationCorsAllowCredentials, ing)
+	corsallowcredentials, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation("cors-allow-credentials", ing, c.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		corsallowcredentials = true
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main_test.go
index 101e26cbc..2eda3a0fa 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/cors/main_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -64,14 +65,14 @@ func TestIngressCorsConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[annotationCorsEnabled] = "true"
-	data[annotationCorsAllowHeaders] = "DNT,X-CustomHeader, Keep-Alive,User-Agent"
-	data[annotationCorsAllowCredentials] = "false"
-	data[annotationCorsAllowMethods] = "PUT, GET,OPTIONS, PATCH, $nginx_version"
-	data[annotationCorsAllowOrigin] = "https://origin123.test.com:4443"
+	data["nginx/enable-cors"] = "true"
+	data["nginx/cors-allow-headers"] = "DNT,X-CustomHeader, Keep-Alive,User-Agent"
+	data["nginx/cors-allow-credentials"] = "false"
+	data["nginx/cors-allow-methods"] = "PUT, GET,OPTIONS, PATCH, $nginx_version"
+	data["nginx/cors-allow-origin"] = "https://origin123.test.com:4443"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	corst, _ := NewParser().Parse(ing)
+	corst, _ := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 	nginxCors, ok := corst.(*Config)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a Config type")
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/defaultbackend/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/defaultbackend/main.go
index fa19a583d..1d4be720f 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/defaultbackend/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/defaultbackend/main.go
@@ -26,29 +26,25 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
-const (
-	defaultBackend = "ingress.kubernetes.io/default-backend"
-)
-
 type backend struct {
-	serviceResolver resolver.Service
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new default backend annotation parser
-func NewParser(sr resolver.Service) parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return backend{sr}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return backend{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress to use
 // a custom default backend
 func (db backend) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	s, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(defaultBackend, ing)
+	s, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("default-backend", ing, db.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	name := fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", ing.Namespace, s)
-	svc, err := db.serviceResolver.GetService(name)
+	svc, err := db.r.GetService(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "unexpected error reading service %v", name)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/healthcheck/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/healthcheck/main.go
index ca386a296..44c5b3602 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/healthcheck/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/healthcheck/main.go
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
-const (
-	upsMaxFails    = "ingress.kubernetes.io/upstream-max-fails"
-	upsFailTimeout = "ingress.kubernetes.io/upstream-fail-timeout"
-)
-
 // Config returns the URL and method to use check the status of
 // the upstream server/s
 type Config struct {
@@ -36,28 +31,28 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type healthCheck struct {
-	backendResolver resolver.DefaultBackend
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new health check annotation parser
-func NewParser(br resolver.DefaultBackend) parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return healthCheck{br}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return healthCheck{r}
 }
 
 // ParseAnnotations parses the annotations contained in the ingress
 // rule used to configure upstream check parameters
-func (a healthCheck) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	defBackend := a.backendResolver.GetDefaultBackend()
+func (hc healthCheck) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
+	defBackend := hc.r.GetDefaultBackend()
 	if ing.GetAnnotations() == nil {
 		return &Config{defBackend.UpstreamMaxFails, defBackend.UpstreamFailTimeout}, nil
 	}
 
-	mf, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation(upsMaxFails, ing)
+	mf, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation("upstream-max-fails", ing, hc.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		mf = defBackend.UpstreamMaxFails
 	}
 
-	ft, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation(upsFailTimeout, ing)
+	ft, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation("upstream-fail-timeout", ing, hc.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		ft = defBackend.UpstreamFailTimeout
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/healthcheck/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/healthcheck/main_test.go
index 31b43eb39..1654aa0c2 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/healthcheck/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/healthcheck/main_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/defaults"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 }
 
 type mockBackend struct {
+	resolver.Mock
 }
 
 func (m mockBackend) GetDefaultBackend() defaults.Backend {
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ func TestIngressHealthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[upsMaxFails] = "2"
+	data["nginx/upstream-max-fails"] = "2"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	hzi, _ := NewParser(mockBackend{}).Parse(ing)
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/ipwhitelist/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/ipwhitelist/main.go
index 2b4cd72aa..2681f7136 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/ipwhitelist/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/ipwhitelist/main.go
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
-const (
-	whitelist = "ingress.kubernetes.io/whitelist-source-range"
-)
-
 // SourceRange returns the CIDR
 type SourceRange struct {
 	CIDR []string `json:"cidr,omitEmpty"`
@@ -69,12 +65,12 @@ func (sr1 *SourceRange) Equal(sr2 *SourceRange) bool {
 }
 
 type ipwhitelist struct {
-	backendResolver resolver.DefaultBackend
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new whitelist annotation parser
-func NewParser(br resolver.DefaultBackend) parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return ipwhitelist{br}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return ipwhitelist{r}
 }
 
 // ParseAnnotations parses the annotations contained in the ingress
@@ -82,10 +78,10 @@ func NewParser(br resolver.DefaultBackend) parser.IngressAnnotation {
 // Multiple ranges can specified using commas as separator
 // e.g. `18.0.0.0/8,56.0.0.0/8`
 func (a ipwhitelist) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	defBackend := a.backendResolver.GetDefaultBackend()
+	defBackend := a.r.GetDefaultBackend()
 	sort.Strings(defBackend.WhitelistSourceRange)
 
-	val, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(whitelist, ing)
+	val, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("whitelist-source-range", ing, a.r)
 	// A missing annotation is not a problem, just use the default
 	if err == ing_errors.ErrMissingAnnotations {
 		return &SourceRange{CIDR: defBackend.WhitelistSourceRange}, nil
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/ipwhitelist/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/ipwhitelist/main_test.go
index a4e166608..2e7d54f5c 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/ipwhitelist/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/ipwhitelist/main_test.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
-
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/defaults"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -62,14 +62,6 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 	}
 }
 
-type mockBackend struct {
-	defaults.Backend
-}
-
-func (m mockBackend) GetDefaultBackend() defaults.Backend {
-	return m.Backend
-}
-
 func TestParseAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 	tests := map[string]struct {
@@ -102,9 +94,9 @@ func TestParseAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for testName, test := range tests {
 		data := map[string]string{}
-		data[whitelist] = test.net
+		data["nginx/whitelist-source-range"] = test.net
 		ing.SetAnnotations(data)
-		p := NewParser(mockBackend{})
+		p := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{})
 		i, err := p.Parse(ing)
 		if err != nil && !test.expectErr {
 			t.Errorf("%v:unexpected error: %v", testName, err)
@@ -126,12 +118,24 @@ func TestParseAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type mockBackend struct {
+	resolver.Mock
+}
+
+// GetDefaultBackend returns the backend that must be used as default
+func (m mockBackend) GetDefaultBackend() defaults.Backend {
+	return defaults.Backend{
+		WhitelistSourceRange: []string{"4.4.4.0/24", "1.2.3.4/32"},
+	}
+}
+
 // Test that when we have a whitelist set on the Backend that is used when we
 // don't have the annotation
 func TestParseAnnotationsWithDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
+
 	mockBackend := mockBackend{}
-	mockBackend.Backend.WhitelistSourceRange = []string{"4.4.4.0/24", "1.2.3.4/32"}
+
 	tests := map[string]struct {
 		net        string
 		expectCidr []string
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ func TestParseAnnotationsWithDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for testName, test := range tests {
 		data := map[string]string{}
-		data[whitelist] = test.net
+		data["nginx/whitelist-source-range"] = test.net
 		ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 		p := NewParser(mockBackend)
 		i, err := p.Parse(ing)
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/main.go
index cbec167a5..d0e8dca71 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/errors"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 // IngressAnnotation has a method to parse annotations located in Ingress
@@ -75,28 +76,31 @@ func checkAnnotation(name string, ing *extensions.Ingress) error {
 }
 
 // GetBoolAnnotation extracts a boolean from an Ingress annotation
-func GetBoolAnnotation(name string, ing *extensions.Ingress) (bool, error) {
-	err := checkAnnotation(name, ing)
+func GetBoolAnnotation(name string, ing *extensions.Ingress, r resolver.Resolver) (bool, error) {
+	v := r.GetAnnotationWithPrefix(name)
+	err := checkAnnotation(v, ing)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	return ingAnnotations(ing.GetAnnotations()).parseBool(name)
+	return ingAnnotations(ing.GetAnnotations()).parseBool(v)
 }
 
 // GetStringAnnotation extracts a string from an Ingress annotation
-func GetStringAnnotation(name string, ing *extensions.Ingress) (string, error) {
-	err := checkAnnotation(name, ing)
+func GetStringAnnotation(name string, ing *extensions.Ingress, r resolver.Resolver) (string, error) {
+	v := r.GetAnnotationWithPrefix(name)
+	err := checkAnnotation(v, ing)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return ingAnnotations(ing.GetAnnotations()).parseString(name)
+	return ingAnnotations(ing.GetAnnotations()).parseString(v)
 }
 
 // GetIntAnnotation extracts an int from an Ingress annotation
-func GetIntAnnotation(name string, ing *extensions.Ingress) (int, error) {
-	err := checkAnnotation(name, ing)
+func GetIntAnnotation(name string, ing *extensions.Ingress, r resolver.Resolver) (int, error) {
+	v := r.GetAnnotationWithPrefix(name)
+	err := checkAnnotation(v, ing)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	return ingAnnotations(ing.GetAnnotations()).parseInt(name)
+	return ingAnnotations(ing.GetAnnotations()).parseInt(v)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/main_test.go
index 4bcc3188e..b04f0d722 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/parser/main_test.go
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 package parser
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -35,9 +37,11 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 }
 
 func TestGetBoolAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &resolver.Mock{}
+
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
-	_, err := GetBoolAnnotation("", nil)
+	_, err := GetBoolAnnotation("", nil, r)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected error but retuned nil")
 	}
@@ -49,8 +53,6 @@ func TestGetBoolAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 		exp    bool
 		expErr bool
 	}{
-		{"empty - false", "", "false", false, true},
-		{"empty - true", "", "true", false, true},
 		{"valid - false", "bool", "false", false, false},
 		{"valid - true", "bool", "true", true, false},
 	}
@@ -59,9 +61,9 @@ func TestGetBoolAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		data[test.field] = test.value
+		data[fmt.Sprintf("nginx/%v", test.field)] = test.value
 
-		u, err := GetBoolAnnotation(test.field, ing)
+		u, err := GetBoolAnnotation(test.field, ing, r)
 		if test.expErr {
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Errorf("%v: expected error but retuned nil", test.name)
@@ -77,9 +79,11 @@ func TestGetBoolAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetStringAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &resolver.Mock{}
+
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
-	_, err := GetStringAnnotation("", nil)
+	_, err := GetStringAnnotation("", nil, r)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected error but retuned nil")
 	}
@@ -91,8 +95,6 @@ func TestGetStringAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 		exp    string
 		expErr bool
 	}{
-		{"empty - A", "", "A", "", true},
-		{"empty - B", "", "B", "", true},
 		{"valid - A", "string", "A", "A", false},
 		{"valid - B", "string", "B", "B", false},
 	}
@@ -101,9 +103,9 @@ func TestGetStringAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		data[test.field] = test.value
+		data[fmt.Sprintf("nginx/%v", test.field)] = test.value
 
-		s, err := GetStringAnnotation(test.field, ing)
+		s, err := GetStringAnnotation(test.field, ing, r)
 		if test.expErr {
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Errorf("%v: expected error but retuned nil", test.name)
@@ -119,9 +121,11 @@ func TestGetStringAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetIntAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &resolver.Mock{}
+
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
-	_, err := GetIntAnnotation("", nil)
+	_, err := GetIntAnnotation("", nil, r)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected error but retuned nil")
 	}
@@ -133,8 +137,6 @@ func TestGetIntAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 		exp    int
 		expErr bool
 	}{
-		{"empty - A", "", "1", 0, true},
-		{"empty - B", "", "2", 0, true},
 		{"valid - A", "string", "1", 1, false},
 		{"valid - B", "string", "2", 2, false},
 	}
@@ -143,9 +145,9 @@ func TestGetIntAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		data[test.field] = test.value
+		data[fmt.Sprintf("nginx/%v", test.field)] = test.value
 
-		s, err := GetIntAnnotation(test.field, ing)
+		s, err := GetIntAnnotation(test.field, ing, r)
 		if test.expErr {
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Errorf("%v: expected error but retuned nil", test.name)
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/portinredirect/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/portinredirect/main.go
index 093af7dde..459878069 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/portinredirect/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/portinredirect/main.go
@@ -23,25 +23,21 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
-const (
-	annotation = "ingress.kubernetes.io/use-port-in-redirects"
-)
-
 type portInRedirect struct {
-	backendResolver resolver.DefaultBackend
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new port in redirect annotation parser
-func NewParser(db resolver.DefaultBackend) parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return portInRedirect{db}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return portInRedirect{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress
 // rule used to indicate if the redirects must
 func (a portInRedirect) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	up, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(annotation, ing)
+	up, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation("use-port-in-redirects", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return a.backendResolver.GetDefaultBackend().UsePortInRedirects, nil
+		return a.r.GetDefaultBackend().UsePortInRedirects, nil
 	}
 
 	return up, nil
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/portinredirect/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/portinredirect/main_test.go
index a7454302a..9bd0e4f31 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/portinredirect/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/portinredirect/main_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/defaults"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 }
 
 type mockBackend struct {
+	resolver.Mock
 	usePortInRedirects bool
 }
 
@@ -90,11 +92,11 @@ func TestPortInRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 
 		data := map[string]string{}
 		if test.usePort != nil {
-			data[annotation] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", *test.usePort)
+			data["nginx/use-port-in-redirects"] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", *test.usePort)
 		}
 		ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-		i, err := NewParser(mockBackend{test.def}).Parse(ing)
+		i, err := NewParser(mockBackend{usePortInRedirects: test.def}).Parse(ing)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error parsing a valid")
 		}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/proxy/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/proxy/main.go
index 8dee7ce07..e193312de 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/proxy/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/proxy/main.go
@@ -23,19 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
-const (
-	bodySize         = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size"
-	connect          = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-connect-timeout"
-	send             = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-send-timeout"
-	read             = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-read-timeout"
-	bufferSize       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-buffer-size"
-	cookiePath       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-cookie-path"
-	cookieDomain     = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-cookie-domain"
-	nextUpstream     = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-next-upstream"
-	passParams       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-pass-params"
-	requestBuffering = "ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-request-buffering"
-)
-
 // Config returns the proxy timeout to use in the upstream server/s
 type Config struct {
 	BodySize         string `json:"bodySize"`
@@ -94,64 +81,64 @@ func (l1 *Config) Equal(l2 *Config) bool {
 }
 
 type proxy struct {
-	backendResolver resolver.DefaultBackend
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new reverse proxy configuration annotation parser
-func NewParser(br resolver.DefaultBackend) parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return proxy{br}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return proxy{r}
 }
 
 // ParseAnnotations parses the annotations contained in the ingress
 // rule used to configure upstream check parameters
 func (a proxy) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	defBackend := a.backendResolver.GetDefaultBackend()
-	ct, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation(connect, ing)
+	defBackend := a.r.GetDefaultBackend()
+	ct, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation("proxy-connect-timeout", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		ct = defBackend.ProxyConnectTimeout
 	}
 
-	st, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation(send, ing)
+	st, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation("proxy-send-timeout", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		st = defBackend.ProxySendTimeout
 	}
 
-	rt, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation(read, ing)
+	rt, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation("proxy-read-timeout", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		rt = defBackend.ProxyReadTimeout
 	}
 
-	bufs, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(bufferSize, ing)
+	bufs, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("proxy-buffer-size", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || bufs == "" {
 		bufs = defBackend.ProxyBufferSize
 	}
 
-	cp, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(cookiePath, ing)
+	cp, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("proxy-cookie-path", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || cp == "" {
 		cp = defBackend.ProxyCookiePath
 	}
 
-	cd, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(cookieDomain, ing)
+	cd, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("proxy-cookie-domain", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || cd == "" {
 		cd = defBackend.ProxyCookieDomain
 	}
 
-	bs, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(bodySize, ing)
+	bs, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("proxy-body-size", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || bs == "" {
 		bs = defBackend.ProxyBodySize
 	}
 
-	nu, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(nextUpstream, ing)
+	nu, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("proxy-next-upstream", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || nu == "" {
 		nu = defBackend.ProxyNextUpstream
 	}
 
-	pp, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(passParams, ing)
+	pp, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("proxy-pass-params", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || pp == "" {
 		pp = defBackend.ProxyPassParams
 	}
 
-	rb, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(requestBuffering, ing)
+	rb, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("proxy-request-buffering", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil || rb == "" {
 		rb = defBackend.ProxyRequestBuffering
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/proxy/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/proxy/main_test.go
index 749d28206..c83dc9ef1 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/proxy/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/proxy/main_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/defaults"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 }
 
 type mockBackend struct {
+	resolver.Mock
 }
 
 func (m mockBackend) GetDefaultBackend() defaults.Backend {
@@ -83,14 +85,14 @@ func TestProxy(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[connect] = "1"
-	data[send] = "2"
-	data[read] = "3"
-	data[bufferSize] = "1k"
-	data[bodySize] = "2k"
-	data[nextUpstream] = "off"
-	data[passParams] = "smax=5 max=10"
-	data[requestBuffering] = "off"
+	data["nginx/proxy-connect-timeout"] = "1"
+	data["nginx/proxy-send-timeout"] = "2"
+	data["nginx/proxy-read-timeout"] = "3"
+	data["nginx/proxy-buffer-size"] = "1k"
+	data["nginx/proxy-body-size"] = "2k"
+	data["nginx/proxy-next-upstream"] = "off"
+	data["nginx/proxy-pass-params"] = "smax=5 max=10"
+	data["nginx/proxy-request-buffering"] = "off"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	i, err := NewParser(mockBackend{}).Parse(ing)
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main.go
index e2a21f240..624d4aefd 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main.go
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	limitIP        = "ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-connections"
-	limitRPS       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-rps"
-	limitRPM       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-rpm"
-	limitRATE      = "ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-rate"
-	limitRATEAFTER = "ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-rate-after"
-	limitWhitelist = "ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-whitelist"
-
 	// allow 5 times the specified limit as burst
 	defBurst = 5
 
@@ -152,32 +145,32 @@ func (z1 *Zone) Equal(z2 *Zone) bool {
 }
 
 type ratelimit struct {
-	backendResolver resolver.DefaultBackend
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new ratelimit annotation parser
-func NewParser(br resolver.DefaultBackend) parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return ratelimit{br}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return ratelimit{r}
 }
 
 // ParseAnnotations parses the annotations contained in the ingress
 // rule used to rewrite the defined paths
 func (a ratelimit) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	defBackend := a.backendResolver.GetDefaultBackend()
-	lr, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation(limitRATE, ing)
+	defBackend := a.r.GetDefaultBackend()
+	lr, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation("limit-rate", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		lr = defBackend.LimitRate
 	}
-	lra, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation(limitRATEAFTER, ing)
+	lra, err := parser.GetIntAnnotation("limit-rate-after", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		lra = defBackend.LimitRateAfter
 	}
 
-	rpm, _ := parser.GetIntAnnotation(limitRPM, ing)
-	rps, _ := parser.GetIntAnnotation(limitRPS, ing)
-	conn, _ := parser.GetIntAnnotation(limitIP, ing)
+	rpm, _ := parser.GetIntAnnotation("limit-rpm", ing, a.r)
+	rps, _ := parser.GetIntAnnotation("limit-rps", ing, a.r)
+	conn, _ := parser.GetIntAnnotation("limit-connections", ing, a.r)
 
-	val, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(limitWhitelist, ing)
+	val, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("limit-whitelist", ing, a.r)
 
 	cidrs, err := parseCIDRs(val)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main_test.go
index 4437bea56..a470bbb47 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/ratelimit/main_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/defaults"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 }
 
 type mockBackend struct {
+	resolver.Mock
 }
 
 func (m mockBackend) GetDefaultBackend() defaults.Backend {
@@ -84,9 +86,9 @@ func TestBadRateLimiting(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[limitIP] = "0"
-	data[limitRPS] = "0"
-	data[limitRPM] = "0"
+	data["nginx/limit-connections"] = "0"
+	data["nginx/limit-rps"] = "0"
+	data["nginx/limit-rpm"] = "0"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	_, err := NewParser(mockBackend{}).Parse(ing)
@@ -95,11 +97,11 @@ func TestBadRateLimiting(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	data = map[string]string{}
-	data[limitIP] = "5"
-	data[limitRPS] = "100"
-	data[limitRPM] = "10"
-	data[limitRATEAFTER] = "100"
-	data[limitRATE] = "10"
+	data["nginx/limit-connections"] = "5"
+	data["nginx/limit-rps"] = "100"
+	data["nginx/limit-rpm"] = "10"
+	data["nginx/limit-rate-after"] = "100"
+	data["nginx/limit-rate"] = "10"
 
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/redirect/redirect.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/redirect/redirect.go
index 6cd90d960..255763ef6 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/redirect/redirect.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/redirect/redirect.go
@@ -25,12 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/errors"
-)
-
-const (
-	permanent = "ingress.kubernetes.io/permanent-redirect"
-	temporal  = "ingress.kubernetes.io/temporal-redirect"
-	www       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/from-to-www-redirect"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 // Config returns the redirect configuration for an Ingress rule
@@ -40,11 +35,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	FromToWWW bool   `json:"fromToWWW"`
 }
 
-type redirect struct{}
+type redirect struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
+}
 
 // NewParser creates a new redirect annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return redirect{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return redirect{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress
@@ -52,9 +49,9 @@ func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
 // If the Ingress contains both annotations the execution order is
 // temporal and then permanent
 func (a redirect) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	r3w, _ := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(www, ing)
+	r3w, _ := parser.GetBoolAnnotation("from-to-www-redirect", ing, a.r)
 
-	tr, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(temporal, ing)
+	tr, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("temporal-redirect", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil && !errors.IsMissingAnnotations(err) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ func (a redirect) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 		}, nil
 	}
 
-	pr, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(permanent, ing)
+	pr, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation("permanent-redirect", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil && !errors.IsMissingAnnotations(err) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main.go
index 2b08fe323..227cba446 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main.go
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
-const (
-	rewriteTo        = "ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target"
-	addBaseURL       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/add-base-url"
-	baseURLScheme    = "ingress.kubernetes.io/base-url-scheme"
-	sslRedirect      = "ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect"
-	forceSSLRedirect = "ingress.kubernetes.io/force-ssl-redirect"
-	appRoot          = "ingress.kubernetes.io/app-root"
-)
-
 // Config describes the per location redirect config
 type Config struct {
 	// Target URI where the traffic must be redirected
@@ -80,29 +71,30 @@ func (r1 *Config) Equal(r2 *Config) bool {
 }
 
 type rewrite struct {
-	backendResolver resolver.DefaultBackend
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new reqrite annotation parser
-func NewParser(br resolver.DefaultBackend) parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return rewrite{br}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return rewrite{r}
 }
 
 // ParseAnnotations parses the annotations contained in the ingress
 // rule used to rewrite the defined paths
 func (a rewrite) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	rt, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(rewriteTo, ing)
-	sslRe, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(sslRedirect, ing)
+	rt, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("rewrite-target", ing, a.r)
+	sslRe, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation("ssl-redirect", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
-		sslRe = a.backendResolver.GetDefaultBackend().SSLRedirect
+		sslRe = a.r.GetDefaultBackend().SSLRedirect
 	}
-	fSslRe, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(forceSSLRedirect, ing)
+	fSslRe, err := parser.GetBoolAnnotation("force-ssl-redirect", ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
-		fSslRe = a.backendResolver.GetDefaultBackend().ForceSSLRedirect
+		fSslRe = a.r.GetDefaultBackend().ForceSSLRedirect
 	}
-	abu, _ := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(addBaseURL, ing)
-	bus, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(baseURLScheme, ing)
-	ar, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(appRoot, ing)
+	abu, _ := parser.GetBoolAnnotation("add-base-url", ing, a.r)
+	bus, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("base-url-scheme", ing, a.r)
+	ar, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("app-root", ing, a.r)
+
 	return &Config{
 		Target:           rt,
 		AddBaseURL:       abu,
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main_test.go
index 8e62ec49e..7b0f9c7c1 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/rewrite/main_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/defaults"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 }
 
 type mockBackend struct {
+	resolver.Mock
 	redirect bool
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ func TestRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[rewriteTo] = defRoute
+	data["nginx/rewrite-target"] = defRoute
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	i, err := NewParser(mockBackend{}).Parse(ing)
@@ -106,10 +108,10 @@ func TestSSLRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[rewriteTo] = defRoute
+	data["nginx/rewrite-target"] = defRoute
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	i, _ := NewParser(mockBackend{true}).Parse(ing)
+	i, _ := NewParser(mockBackend{redirect: true}).Parse(ing)
 	redirect, ok := i.(*Config)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a Redirect type")
@@ -118,10 +120,10 @@ func TestSSLRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected true but returned false")
 	}
 
-	data[sslRedirect] = "false"
+	data["nginx/ssl-redirect"] = "false"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	i, _ = NewParser(mockBackend{false}).Parse(ing)
+	i, _ = NewParser(mockBackend{redirect: false}).Parse(ing)
 	redirect, ok = i.(*Config)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a Redirect type")
@@ -135,10 +137,10 @@ func TestForceSSLRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[rewriteTo] = defRoute
+	data["nginx/rewrite-target"] = defRoute
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	i, _ := NewParser(mockBackend{true}).Parse(ing)
+	i, _ := NewParser(mockBackend{redirect: true}).Parse(ing)
 	redirect, ok := i.(*Config)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a Redirect type")
@@ -147,10 +149,10 @@ func TestForceSSLRedirect(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected false but returned true")
 	}
 
-	data[forceSSLRedirect] = "true"
+	data["nginx/force-ssl-redirect"] = "true"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	i, _ = NewParser(mockBackend{false}).Parse(ing)
+	i, _ = NewParser(mockBackend{redirect: false}).Parse(ing)
 	redirect, ok = i.(*Config)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a Redirect type")
@@ -163,10 +165,10 @@ func TestAppRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[appRoot] = "/app1"
+	data["nginx/app-root"] = "/app1"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	i, _ := NewParser(mockBackend{true}).Parse(ing)
+	i, _ := NewParser(mockBackend{redirect: true}).Parse(ing)
 	redirect, ok := i.(*Config)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a App Context")
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/secureupstream/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/secureupstream/main.go
index 95439ba1a..c2d5082e7 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/secureupstream/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/secureupstream/main.go
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
-const (
-	secureUpstream       = "ingress.kubernetes.io/secure-backends"
-	secureVerifyCASecret = "ingress.kubernetes.io/secure-verify-ca-secret"
-)
-
 // Config describes SSL backend configuration
 type Config struct {
 	Secure bool                 `json:"secure"`
@@ -38,21 +33,19 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type su struct {
-	certResolver resolver.AuthCertificate
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new secure upstream annotation parser
-func NewParser(resolver resolver.AuthCertificate) parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return su{
-		certResolver: resolver,
-	}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return su{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress
 // rule used to indicate if the upstream servers should use SSL
 func (a su) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	s, _ := parser.GetBoolAnnotation(secureUpstream, ing)
-	ca, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(secureVerifyCASecret, ing)
+	s, _ := parser.GetBoolAnnotation("secure-backends", ing, a.r)
+	ca, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("secure-verify-ca-secret", ing, a.r)
 	secure := &Config{
 		Secure: s,
 		CACert: resolver.AuthSSLCert{},
@@ -64,7 +57,7 @@ func (a su) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 	if ca == "" {
 		return secure, nil
 	}
-	caCert, err := a.certResolver.GetAuthCertificate(fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", ing.Namespace, ca))
+	caCert, err := a.r.GetAuthCertificate(fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", ing.Namespace, ca))
 	if err != nil {
 		return secure, errors.Wrap(err, "error obtaining certificate")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/secureupstream/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/secureupstream/main_test.go
index 390b38485..6563c8c6e 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/secureupstream/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/secureupstream/main_test.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 }
 
 type mockCfg struct {
+	resolver.Mock
 	certs map[string]resolver.AuthSSLCert
 }
 
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ func (cfg mockCfg) GetAuthCertificate(secret string) (*resolver.AuthSSLCert, err
 func TestAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[secureUpstream] = "true"
-	data[secureVerifyCASecret] = "secure-verify-ca"
+	data["nginx/secure-backends"] = "true"
+	data["nginx/secure-verify-ca-secret"] = "secure-verify-ca"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
 	_, err := NewParser(mockCfg{
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@ func TestAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSecretNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[secureUpstream] = "true"
-	data[secureVerifyCASecret] = "secure-verify-ca"
+	data["nginx/secure-backends"] = "true"
+	data["nginx/secure-verify-ca-secret"] = "secure-verify-ca"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 	_, err := NewParser(mockCfg{}).Parse(ing)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -106,8 +107,8 @@ func TestSecretNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSecretOnNonSecure(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[secureUpstream] = "false"
-	data[secureVerifyCASecret] = "secure-verify-ca"
+	data["nginx/secure-backends"] = "false"
+	data["nginx/secure-verify-ca-secret"] = "secure-verify-ca"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 	_, err := NewParser(mockCfg{
 		certs: map[string]resolver.AuthSSLCert{
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/serversnippet/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/serversnippet/main.go
index 969c2eee5..d6830d8fe 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/serversnippet/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/serversnippet/main.go
@@ -20,23 +20,21 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
-)
-
-const (
-	annotation = "ingress.kubernetes.io/server-snippet"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 type serverSnippet struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new server snippet annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return serverSnippet{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return serverSnippet{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress rule
 // used to indicate if the location/s contains a fragment of
 // configuration to be included inside the paths of the rules
 func (a serverSnippet) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	return parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotation, ing)
+	return parser.GetStringAnnotation("server-snippet", ing, a.r)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/serversnippet/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/serversnippet/main_test.go
index 1a4d51bed..4d17e5e49 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/serversnippet/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/serversnippet/main_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
-	ap := NewParser()
+	annotation := "nginx/server-snippet"
+
+	ap := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{})
 	if ap == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a parser.IngressAnnotation but returned nil")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/serviceupstream/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/serviceupstream/main.go
index a1d9a5a9d..a8386edb6 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/serviceupstream/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/serviceupstream/main.go
@@ -18,21 +18,20 @@ package serviceupstream
 
 import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
-	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
-)
 
-const (
-	annotationServiceUpstream = "ingress.kubernetes.io/service-upstream"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 type serviceUpstream struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new serviceUpstream annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return serviceUpstream{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return serviceUpstream{r}
 }
 
 func (s serviceUpstream) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	return parser.GetBoolAnnotation(annotationServiceUpstream, ing)
+	return parser.GetBoolAnnotation("service-upstream", ing, s.r)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/serviceupstream/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/serviceupstream/main_test.go
index 9dcfdece6..0b196ca0f 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/serviceupstream/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/serviceupstream/main_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -64,10 +65,10 @@ func TestIngressAnnotationServiceUpstreamEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[annotationServiceUpstream] = "true"
+	data["nginx/service-upstream"] = "true"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	val, _ := NewParser().Parse(ing)
+	val, _ := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 	enabled, ok := val.(bool)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a bool type")
@@ -83,10 +84,10 @@ func TestIngressAnnotationServiceUpstreamSetFalse(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test with explicitly set to false
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[annotationServiceUpstream] = "false"
+	data["nginx/service-upstream"] = "false"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	val, _ := NewParser().Parse(ing)
+	val, _ := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 	enabled, ok := val.(bool)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a bool type")
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func TestIngressAnnotationServiceUpstreamSetFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	data = map[string]string{}
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	val, _ = NewParser().Parse(ing)
+	val, _ = NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 	enabled, ok = val.(bool)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a bool type")
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/sessionaffinity/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/sessionaffinity/main.go
index b32009f55..fd4bceeb4 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/sessionaffinity/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/sessionaffinity/main.go
@@ -24,17 +24,20 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 const (
-	annotationAffinityType = "ingress.kubernetes.io/affinity"
+	annotationAffinityType = "affinity"
 	// If a cookie with this name exists,
 	// its value is used as an index into the list of available backends.
-	annotationAffinityCookieName = "ingress.kubernetes.io/session-cookie-name"
-	defaultAffinityCookieName    = "INGRESSCOOKIE"
+	annotationAffinityCookieName = "session-cookie-name"
+
+	defaultAffinityCookieName = "INGRESSCOOKIE"
+
 	// This is the algorithm used by nginx to generate a value for the session cookie, if
 	// one isn't supplied and affinity is set to "cookie".
-	annotationAffinityCookieHash = "ingress.kubernetes.io/session-cookie-hash"
+	annotationAffinityCookieHash = "session-cookie-hash"
 	defaultAffinityCookieHash    = "md5"
 )
 
@@ -59,16 +62,15 @@ type Cookie struct {
 
 // cookieAffinityParse gets the annotation values related to Cookie Affinity
 // It also sets default values when no value or incorrect value is found
-func cookieAffinityParse(ing *extensions.Ingress) *Cookie {
-
-	sn, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationAffinityCookieName, ing)
+func (a affinity) cookieAffinityParse(ing *extensions.Ingress) *Cookie {
+	sn, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationAffinityCookieName, ing, a.r)
 
 	if err != nil || sn == "" {
 		glog.V(3).Infof("Ingress %v: No value found in annotation %v. Using the default %v", ing.Name, annotationAffinityCookieName, defaultAffinityCookieName)
 		sn = defaultAffinityCookieName
 	}
 
-	sh, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationAffinityCookieHash, ing)
+	sh, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationAffinityCookieHash, ing, a.r)
 
 	if err != nil || !affinityCookieHashRegex.MatchString(sh) {
 		glog.V(3).Infof("Invalid or no annotation value found in Ingress %v: %v. Setting it to default %v", ing.Name, annotationAffinityCookieHash, defaultAffinityCookieHash)
@@ -82,11 +84,12 @@ func cookieAffinityParse(ing *extensions.Ingress) *Cookie {
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new Affinity annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return affinity{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return affinity{r}
 }
 
 type affinity struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // ParseAnnotations parses the annotations contained in the ingress
@@ -94,14 +97,14 @@ type affinity struct {
 func (a affinity) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 	cookie := &Cookie{}
 	// Check the type of affinity that will be used
-	at, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationAffinityType, ing)
+	at, err := parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotationAffinityType, ing, a.r)
 	if err != nil {
 		at = ""
 	}
 
 	switch at {
 	case "cookie":
-		cookie = cookieAffinityParse(ing)
+		cookie = a.cookieAffinityParse(ing)
 	default:
 		glog.V(3).Infof("No default affinity was found for Ingress %v", ing.Name)
 
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/sessionaffinity/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/sessionaffinity/main_test.go
index 625019827..464435117 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/sessionaffinity/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/sessionaffinity/main_test.go
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 package sessionaffinity
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
@@ -64,12 +66,12 @@ func TestIngressAffinityCookieConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[annotationAffinityType] = "cookie"
-	data[annotationAffinityCookieHash] = "sha123"
-	data[annotationAffinityCookieName] = "INGRESSCOOKIE"
+	data[fmt.Sprintf("nginx/%v", annotationAffinityType)] = "cookie"
+	data[fmt.Sprintf("nginx/%v", annotationAffinityCookieHash)] = "sha123"
+	data[fmt.Sprintf("nginx/%v", annotationAffinityCookieName)] = "INGRESSCOOKIE"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 
-	affin, _ := NewParser().Parse(ing)
+	affin, _ := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 	nginxAffinity, ok := affin.(*Config)
 	if !ok {
 		t.Errorf("expected a Config type")
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/snippet/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/snippet/main.go
index 954c13f6d..b93dbf63b 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/snippet/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/snippet/main.go
@@ -20,23 +20,21 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
-)
-
-const (
-	annotation = "ingress.kubernetes.io/configuration-snippet"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 type snippet struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new CORS annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return snippet{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return snippet{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress rule
 // used to indicate if the location/s contains a fragment of
 // configuration to be included inside the paths of the rules
 func (a snippet) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	return parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotation, ing)
+	return parser.GetStringAnnotation("configuration-snippet", ing, a.r)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/snippet/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/snippet/main_test.go
index b92abfc45..30943379f 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/snippet/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/snippet/main_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
-	ap := NewParser()
+	annotation := "nginx/configuration-snippet"
+
+	ap := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{})
 	if ap == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a parser.IngressAnnotation but returned nil")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/sslpassthrough/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/sslpassthrough/main.go
index c3752f8bd..82b69a170 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/sslpassthrough/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/sslpassthrough/main.go
@@ -21,18 +21,16 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
 	ing_errors "k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/errors"
-)
-
-const (
-	passthrough = "ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-passthrough"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 type sslpt struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new SSL passthrough annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return sslpt{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return sslpt{r}
 }
 
 // ParseAnnotations parses the annotations contained in the ingress
@@ -42,5 +40,5 @@ func (a sslpt) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 		return false, ing_errors.ErrMissingAnnotations
 	}
 
-	return parser.GetBoolAnnotation(passthrough, ing)
+	return parser.GetBoolAnnotation("ssl-passthrough", ing, a.r)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/sslpassthrough/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/sslpassthrough/main_test.go
index bf3e083d8..0320c007e 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/sslpassthrough/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/sslpassthrough/main_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 )
@@ -44,16 +45,16 @@ func buildIngress() *extensions.Ingress {
 func TestParseAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	ing := buildIngress()
 
-	_, err := NewParser().Parse(ing)
+	_, err := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	data := map[string]string{}
-	data[passthrough] = "true"
+	data["nginx/ssl-passthrough"] = "true"
 	ing.SetAnnotations(data)
 	// test ingress using the annotation without a TLS section
-	_, err = NewParser().Parse(ing)
+	_, err = NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error parsing ingress with sslpassthrough")
 	}
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func TestParseAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 			Hosts: []string{"foo.bar.com"},
 		},
 	}
-	i, err := NewParser().Parse(ing)
+	i, err := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{}).Parse(ing)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected error parsing ingress with sslpassthrough")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamhashby/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamhashby/main.go
index c29f5cbbb..b543070a0 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamhashby/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamhashby/main.go
@@ -20,23 +20,21 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
-)
-
-const (
-	annotation = "ingress.kubernetes.io/upstream-hash-by"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 type upstreamhashby struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new CORS annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return upstreamhashby{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return upstreamhashby{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress rule
 // used to indicate if the location/s contains a fragment of
 // configuration to be included inside the paths of the rules
 func (a upstreamhashby) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	return parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotation, ing)
+	return parser.GetStringAnnotation("upstream-hash-by", ing, a.r)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamhashby/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamhashby/main_test.go
index ad5afafc8..5507a8c7f 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamhashby/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamhashby/main_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 	meta_v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
-	ap := NewParser()
+	annotation := "nginx/upstream-hash-by"
+
+	ap := NewParser(&resolver.Mock{})
 	if ap == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a parser.IngressAnnotation but returned nil")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamvhost/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamvhost/main.go
index c702d621a..02c1e96cf 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamvhost/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/upstreamvhost/main.go
@@ -20,23 +20,21 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
-)
-
-const (
-	annotation = "ingress.kubernetes.io/upstream-vhost"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 type upstreamVhost struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new upstream VHost annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return upstreamVhost{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return upstreamVhost{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress rule
 // used to indicate if the location/s contains a fragment of
 // configuration to be included inside the paths of the rules
 func (a upstreamVhost) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	return parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotation, ing)
+	return parser.GetStringAnnotation("upstream-vhost", ing, a.r)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/vtsfilterkey/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/vtsfilterkey/main.go
index 809187fae..41288e291 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/vtsfilterkey/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/vtsfilterkey/main.go
@@ -20,23 +20,21 @@ import (
 	extensions "k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/annotations/parser"
-)
-
-const (
-	annotation = "ingress.kubernetes.io/vts-filter-key"
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/resolver"
 )
 
 type vtsFilterKey struct {
+	r resolver.Resolver
 }
 
 // NewParser creates a new vts filter key annotation parser
-func NewParser() parser.IngressAnnotation {
-	return vtsFilterKey{}
+func NewParser(r resolver.Resolver) parser.IngressAnnotation {
+	return vtsFilterKey{r}
 }
 
 // Parse parses the annotations contained in the ingress rule
 // used to indicate if the location/s contains a fragment of
 // configuration to be included inside the paths of the rules
 func (a vtsFilterKey) Parse(ing *extensions.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
-	return parser.GetStringAnnotation(annotation, ing)
+	return parser.GetStringAnnotation("vts-filter-key", ing, a.r)
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/backend_ssl.go b/internal/ingress/controller/backend_ssl.go
index a1e3b4f1e..272b24c37 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/backend_ssl.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/backend_ssl.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (ic *NGINXController) getPemCertificate(secretName string) (*ingress.SSLCer
 		}
 
 		// If 'ca.crt' is also present, it will allow this secret to be used in the
-		// 'ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-tls-secret' annotation
+		// 'nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-tls-secret' annotation
 		s, err = ssl.AddOrUpdateCertAndKey(nsSecName, cert, key, ca)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected error creating pem file: %v", err)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (ic *NGINXController) checkMissingSecrets() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		key, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-tls-secret", ing)
+		key, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-tls-secret", ing, ic)
 		if key == "" {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go b/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go
index 2861f9f91..b22007f56 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/controller.go
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ func init() {
 
 // Configuration contains all the settings required by an Ingress controller
 type Configuration struct {
+	AnnotationsPrefix string
+
 	APIServerHost  string
 	KubeConfigFile string
 	Client         clientset.Interface
@@ -133,6 +135,11 @@ func (n NGINXController) GetService(name string) (*apiv1.Service, error) {
 	return n.listers.Service.GetByName(name)
 }
 
+// GetAnnotationWithPrefix returns the prefix of ingress annotations
+func (n NGINXController) GetAnnotationWithPrefix(suffix string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", n.cfg.AnnotationsPrefix, suffix)
+}
+
 // sync collects all the pieces required to assemble the configuration file and
 // then sends the content to the backend (OnUpdate) receiving the populated
 // template as response reloading the backend if is required.
@@ -1156,7 +1163,7 @@ func (n *NGINXController) readSecrets(ing *extensions.Ingress) {
 		n.syncSecret(key)
 	}
 
-	key, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-tls-secret", ing)
+	key, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation("auth-tls-secret", ing, n)
 	if key == "" {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/listers.go b/internal/ingress/controller/listers.go
index bdfd5931b..8149891b4 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/listers.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/listers.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (n *NGINXController) createListers(stopCh chan struct{}) (*ingress.StoreLis
 		AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 			addIng := obj.(*extensions.Ingress)
 			if !class.IsValid(addIng, n.cfg.IngressClass, defIngressClass) {
-				a, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(class.IngressKey, addIng)
+				a, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(class.IngressKey, addIng, n)
 				glog.Infof("ignoring add for ingress %v based on annotation %v with value %v", addIng.Name, class.IngressKey, a)
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
index 7417e278b..b88002fec 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/nginx.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (n *NGINXController) Start() {
 		ing := obj.(*extensions.Ingress)
 
 		if !class.IsValid(ing, n.cfg.IngressClass, n.cfg.DefaultIngressClass) {
-			a, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(class.IngressKey, ing)
+			a, _ := parser.GetStringAnnotation(class.IngressKey, ing, n)
 			glog.Infof("ignoring add for ingress %v based on annotation %v with value %v", ing.Name, class.IngressKey, a)
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
index 078a05a0e..b5cea55e6 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ func buildResolvers(input interface{}) string {
 }
 
 // buildLocation produces the location string, if the ingress has redirects
-// (specified through the ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-to annotation)
+// (specified through the nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-to annotation)
 func buildLocation(input interface{}) string {
 	location, ok := input.(*ingress.Location)
 	if !ok {
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ func buildLogFormatUpstream(input interface{}) string {
 }
 
 // buildProxyPass produces the proxy pass string, if the ingress has redirects
-// (specified through the ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-to annotation)
-// If the annotation ingress.kubernetes.io/add-base-url:"true" is specified it will
+// (specified through the nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-to annotation)
+// If the annotation nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/add-base-url:"true" is specified it will
 // add a base tag in the head of the response from the service
 func buildProxyPass(host string, b interface{}, loc interface{}) string {
 	backends, ok := b.([]*ingress.Backend)
diff --git a/internal/ingress/resolver/main.go b/internal/ingress/resolver/main.go
index 61f91518e..9fd43828f 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/resolver/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/resolver/main.go
@@ -22,29 +22,24 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/defaults"
 )
 
-// DefaultBackend has a method that returns the backend
-// that must be used as default
-type DefaultBackend interface {
+// Resolver is an interface that knows how to extract information from a controller
+type Resolver interface {
+	// GetDefaultBackend returns the backend that must be used as default
 	GetDefaultBackend() defaults.Backend
-}
 
-// Secret has a method that searches for secrets contenating
-// the namespace and name using a the character /
-type Secret interface {
+	// GetSecret searches for secrets contenating the namespace and name using a the character /
 	GetSecret(string) (*apiv1.Secret, error)
-}
 
-// AuthCertificate resolves a given secret name into an SSL certificate.
-// The secret must contain 3 keys named:
-//   ca.crt: contains the certificate chain used for authentication
-type AuthCertificate interface {
+	// GetAuthCertificate resolves a given secret name into an SSL certificate.
+	// The secret must contain 3 keys named:
+	//   ca.crt: contains the certificate chain used for authentication
 	GetAuthCertificate(string) (*AuthSSLCert, error)
-}
 
-// Service has a method that searches for services contenating
-// the namespace and name using a the character /
-type Service interface {
+	// GetService searches for services contenating the namespace and name using a the character /
 	GetService(string) (*apiv1.Service, error)
+
+	// GetAnnotationWithPrefix returns the prefix of the Ingress annotations
+	GetAnnotationWithPrefix(suffix string) string
 }
 
 // AuthSSLCert contains the necessary information to do certificate based
diff --git a/internal/ingress/resolver/mock.go b/internal/ingress/resolver/mock.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a11972b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ingress/resolver/mock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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 resolver
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+
+	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/defaults"
+)
+
+// Mock implements the Resolver interface
+type Mock struct {
+}
+
+// GetDefaultBackend returns the backend that must be used as default
+func (m Mock) GetDefaultBackend() defaults.Backend {
+	return defaults.Backend{}
+}
+
+// GetSecret searches for secrets contenating the namespace and name using a the character /
+func (m Mock) GetSecret(string) (*apiv1.Secret, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// GetAuthCertificate resolves a given secret name into an SSL certificate.
+// The secret must contain 3 keys named:
+//   ca.crt: contains the certificate chain used for authentication
+func (m Mock) GetAuthCertificate(string) (*AuthSSLCert, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// GetService searches for services contenating the namespace and name using a the character /
+func (m Mock) GetService(string) (*apiv1.Service, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// GetAnnotationWithPrefix returns the prefix of the Ingress annotations
+func (m Mock) GetAnnotationWithPrefix(name string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("nginx/%v", name)
+}