diff --git a/coderd/authorize.go b/coderd/authorize.go
index 802cb5ea15..575bb5e98b 100644
--- a/coderd/authorize.go
+++ b/coderd/authorize.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 // objects that the user is authorized to perform the given action on.
 // This is faster than calling Authorize() on each object.
 func AuthorizeFilter[O rbac.Objecter](h *HTTPAuthorizer, r *http.Request, action policy.Action, objects []O) ([]O, error) {
-	roles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+	roles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 	objects, err := rbac.Filter(r.Context(), h.Authorizer, roles, action, objects)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Log the error as Filter should not be erroring.
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (api *API) Authorize(r *http.Request, action policy.Action, object rbac.Obj
 //		return
 //	}
 func (h *HTTPAuthorizer) Authorize(r *http.Request, action policy.Action, object rbac.Objecter) bool {
-	roles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+	roles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 	err := h.Authorizer.Authorize(r.Context(), roles, action, object.RBACObject())
 	if err != nil {
 		// Log the errors for debugging
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (h *HTTPAuthorizer) Authorize(r *http.Request, action policy.Action, object
 // call 'Authorize()' on the returned objects.
 // Note the authorization is only for the given action and object type.
 func (h *HTTPAuthorizer) AuthorizeSQLFilter(r *http.Request, action policy.Action, objectType string) (rbac.PreparedAuthorized, error) {
-	roles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+	roles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 	prepared, err := h.Authorizer.Prepare(r.Context(), roles, action, objectType)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("prepare filter: %w", err)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (h *HTTPAuthorizer) AuthorizeSQLFilter(r *http.Request, action policy.Actio
 // @Router /authcheck [post]
 func (api *API) checkAuthorization(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
-	auth := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+	auth := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 
 	var params codersdk.AuthorizationRequest
 	if !httpapi.Read(ctx, rw, r, &params) {
diff --git a/coderd/coderd.go b/coderd/coderd.go
index 8cc5435542..24b34ea4db 100644
--- a/coderd/coderd.go
+++ b/coderd/coderd.go
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ func New(options *Options) *API {
 		TemplateScheduleStore:       options.TemplateScheduleStore,
 		UserQuietHoursScheduleStore: options.UserQuietHoursScheduleStore,
 		AccessControlStore:          options.AccessControlStore,
-		FileCache:                   files.NewFromStore(options.Database, options.PrometheusRegistry),
+		FileCache:                   files.NewFromStore(options.Database, options.PrometheusRegistry, options.Authorizer),
 		Experiments:                 experiments,
 		WebpushDispatcher:           options.WebPushDispatcher,
 		healthCheckGroup:            &singleflight.Group[string, *healthsdk.HealthcheckReport]{},
diff --git a/coderd/coderdtest/authorize.go b/coderd/coderdtest/authorize.go
index 279405c4e6..67551d0e3d 100644
--- a/coderd/coderdtest/authorize.go
+++ b/coderd/coderdtest/authorize.go
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ func (r *RecordingAuthorizer) AssertOutOfOrder(t *testing.T, actor rbac.Subject,
 // AssertActor asserts in order. If the order of authz calls does not match,
 // this will fail.
 func (r *RecordingAuthorizer) AssertActor(t *testing.T, actor rbac.Subject, did ...ActionObjectPair) {
+	r.AssertActorID(t, actor.ID, did...)
+}
+
+func (r *RecordingAuthorizer) AssertActorID(t *testing.T, id string, did ...ActionObjectPair) {
 	r.Lock()
 	defer r.Unlock()
 	ptr := 0
@@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ func (r *RecordingAuthorizer) AssertActor(t *testing.T, actor rbac.Subject, did
 			// Finished all assertions
 			return
 		}
-		if call.Actor.ID == actor.ID {
+		if call.Actor.ID == id {
 			action, object := did[ptr].Action, did[ptr].Object
 			assert.Equalf(t, action, call.Action, "assert action %d", ptr)
 			assert.Equalf(t, object, call.Object, "assert object %d", ptr)
diff --git a/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz.go b/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz.go
index ee11b7ea95..52a54df805 100644
--- a/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz.go
+++ b/coderd/database/dbauthz/dbauthz.go
@@ -432,6 +432,25 @@ var (
 		}),
 		Scope: rbac.ScopeAll,
 	}.WithCachedASTValue()
+
+	subjectFileReader = rbac.Subject{
+		Type:         rbac.SubjectTypeFileReader,
+		FriendlyName: "Can Read All Files",
+		// Arbitrary uuid to have a unique ID for this subject.
+		ID: rbac.SubjectTypeFileReaderID,
+		Roles: rbac.Roles([]rbac.Role{
+			{
+				Identifier:  rbac.RoleIdentifier{Name: "file-reader"},
+				DisplayName: "FileReader",
+				Site: rbac.Permissions(map[string][]policy.Action{
+					rbac.ResourceFile.Type: {policy.ActionRead},
+				}),
+				Org:  map[string][]rbac.Permission{},
+				User: []rbac.Permission{},
+			},
+		}),
+		Scope: rbac.ScopeAll,
+	}.WithCachedASTValue()
 )
 
 // AsProvisionerd returns a context with an actor that has permissions required
@@ -498,6 +517,10 @@ func AsPrebuildsOrchestrator(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
 	return As(ctx, subjectPrebuildsOrchestrator)
 }
 
+func AsFileReader(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
+	return As(ctx, subjectFileReader)
+}
+
 var AsRemoveActor = rbac.Subject{
 	ID: "remove-actor",
 }
diff --git a/coderd/files/cache.go b/coderd/files/cache.go
index 92b8ea33ed..484507d2ac 100644
--- a/coderd/files/cache.go
+++ b/coderd/files/cache.go
@@ -13,33 +13,41 @@ import (
 
 	archivefs "github.com/coder/coder/v2/archive/fs"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbauthz"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/rbac"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/rbac/policy"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/util/lazy"
 )
 
 // NewFromStore returns a file cache that will fetch files from the provided
 // database.
-func NewFromStore(store database.Store, registerer prometheus.Registerer) *Cache {
-	fetch := func(ctx context.Context, fileID uuid.UUID) (cacheEntryValue, error) {
-		file, err := store.GetFileByID(ctx, fileID)
+func NewFromStore(store database.Store, registerer prometheus.Registerer, authz rbac.Authorizer) *Cache {
+	fetch := func(ctx context.Context, fileID uuid.UUID) (CacheEntryValue, error) {
+		// Make sure the read does not fail due to authorization issues.
+		// Authz is checked on the Acquire call, so this is safe.
+		//nolint:gocritic
+		file, err := store.GetFileByID(dbauthz.AsFileReader(ctx), fileID)
 		if err != nil {
-			return cacheEntryValue{}, xerrors.Errorf("failed to read file from database: %w", err)
+			return CacheEntryValue{}, xerrors.Errorf("failed to read file from database: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		content := bytes.NewBuffer(file.Data)
-		return cacheEntryValue{
-			FS:   archivefs.FromTarReader(content),
-			size: int64(content.Len()),
+		return CacheEntryValue{
+			Object: file.RBACObject(),
+			FS:     archivefs.FromTarReader(content),
+			Size:   int64(content.Len()),
 		}, nil
 	}
 
-	return New(fetch, registerer)
+	return New(fetch, registerer, authz)
 }
 
-func New(fetch fetcher, registerer prometheus.Registerer) *Cache {
+func New(fetch fetcher, registerer prometheus.Registerer, authz rbac.Authorizer) *Cache {
 	return (&Cache{
 		lock:    sync.Mutex{},
 		data:    make(map[uuid.UUID]*cacheEntry),
 		fetcher: fetch,
+		authz:   authz,
 	}).registerMetrics(registerer)
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ type Cache struct {
 	lock sync.Mutex
 	data map[uuid.UUID]*cacheEntry
 	fetcher
+	authz rbac.Authorizer
 
 	// metrics
 	cacheMetrics
@@ -117,18 +126,19 @@ type cacheMetrics struct {
 	totalCacheSize   prometheus.Counter
 }
 
-type cacheEntryValue struct {
+type CacheEntryValue struct {
 	fs.FS
-	size int64
+	Object rbac.Object
+	Size   int64
 }
 
 type cacheEntry struct {
 	// refCount must only be accessed while the Cache lock is held.
 	refCount int
-	value    *lazy.ValueWithError[cacheEntryValue]
+	value    *lazy.ValueWithError[CacheEntryValue]
 }
 
-type fetcher func(context.Context, uuid.UUID) (cacheEntryValue, error)
+type fetcher func(context.Context, uuid.UUID) (CacheEntryValue, error)
 
 // Acquire will load the fs.FS for the given file. It guarantees that parallel
 // calls for the same fileID will only result in one fetch, and that parallel
@@ -146,22 +156,33 @@ func (c *Cache) Acquire(ctx context.Context, fileID uuid.UUID) (fs.FS, error) {
 		c.Release(fileID)
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	subject, ok := dbauthz.ActorFromContext(ctx)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, dbauthz.ErrNoActor
+	}
+	// Always check the caller can actually read the file.
+	if err := c.authz.Authorize(ctx, subject, policy.ActionRead, it.Object); err != nil {
+		c.Release(fileID)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return it.FS, err
 }
 
-func (c *Cache) prepare(ctx context.Context, fileID uuid.UUID) *lazy.ValueWithError[cacheEntryValue] {
+func (c *Cache) prepare(ctx context.Context, fileID uuid.UUID) *lazy.ValueWithError[CacheEntryValue] {
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	defer c.lock.Unlock()
 
 	entry, ok := c.data[fileID]
 	if !ok {
-		value := lazy.NewWithError(func() (cacheEntryValue, error) {
+		value := lazy.NewWithError(func() (CacheEntryValue, error) {
 			val, err := c.fetcher(ctx, fileID)
 
 			// Always add to the cache size the bytes of the file loaded.
 			if err == nil {
-				c.currentCacheSize.Add(float64(val.size))
-				c.totalCacheSize.Add(float64(val.size))
+				c.currentCacheSize.Add(float64(val.Size))
+				c.totalCacheSize.Add(float64(val.Size))
 			}
 
 			return val, err
@@ -206,7 +227,7 @@ func (c *Cache) Release(fileID uuid.UUID) {
 
 	ev, err := entry.value.Load()
 	if err == nil {
-		c.currentCacheSize.Add(-1 * float64(ev.size))
+		c.currentCacheSize.Add(-1 * float64(ev.Size))
 	}
 
 	delete(c.data, fileID)
diff --git a/coderd/files/cache_internal_test.go b/coderd/files/cache_test.go
similarity index 58%
rename from coderd/files/cache_internal_test.go
rename to coderd/files/cache_test.go
index 6ad84185b4..469520b413 100644
--- a/coderd/files/cache_internal_test.go
+++ b/coderd/files/cache_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package files
+package files_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -12,28 +12,114 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 
+	"cdr.dev/slog/sloggers/slogtest"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/coderdtest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/coderdtest/promhelp"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbauthz"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbgen"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbtestutil"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/files"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/rbac"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/rbac/policy"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/testutil"
 )
 
+// nolint:paralleltest,tparallel // Serially testing is easier
+func TestCacheRBAC(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	db, cache, rec := cacheAuthzSetup(t)
+	ctx := testutil.Context(t, testutil.WaitMedium)
+
+	file := dbgen.File(t, db, database.File{})
+
+	nobodyID := uuid.New()
+	nobody := dbauthz.As(ctx, rbac.Subject{
+		ID:    nobodyID.String(),
+		Roles: rbac.Roles{},
+		Scope: rbac.ScopeAll,
+	})
+
+	userID := uuid.New()
+	userReader := dbauthz.As(ctx, rbac.Subject{
+		ID: userID.String(),
+		Roles: rbac.Roles{
+			must(rbac.RoleByName(rbac.RoleTemplateAdmin())),
+		},
+		Scope: rbac.ScopeAll,
+	})
+
+	//nolint:gocritic // Unit testing
+	cacheReader := dbauthz.AsFileReader(ctx)
+
+	t.Run("NoRolesOpen", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Ensure start is clean
+		require.Equal(t, 0, cache.Count())
+		rec.Reset()
+
+		_, err := cache.Acquire(nobody, file.ID)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.True(t, rbac.IsUnauthorizedError(err))
+
+		// Ensure that the cache is empty
+		require.Equal(t, 0, cache.Count())
+
+		// Check the assertions
+		rec.AssertActorID(t, nobodyID.String(), rec.Pair(policy.ActionRead, file))
+		rec.AssertActorID(t, rbac.SubjectTypeFileReaderID, rec.Pair(policy.ActionRead, file))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CacheHasFile", func(t *testing.T) {
+		rec.Reset()
+		require.Equal(t, 0, cache.Count())
+
+		// Read the file with a file reader to put it into the cache.
+		_, err := cache.Acquire(cacheReader, file.ID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, cache.Count())
+
+		// "nobody" should not be able to read the file.
+		_, err = cache.Acquire(nobody, file.ID)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.True(t, rbac.IsUnauthorizedError(err))
+		require.Equal(t, 1, cache.Count())
+
+		// UserReader can
+		_, err = cache.Acquire(userReader, file.ID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 1, cache.Count())
+
+		cache.Release(file.ID)
+		cache.Release(file.ID)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, cache.Count())
+
+		rec.AssertActorID(t, nobodyID.String(), rec.Pair(policy.ActionRead, file))
+		rec.AssertActorID(t, rbac.SubjectTypeFileReaderID, rec.Pair(policy.ActionRead, file))
+		rec.AssertActorID(t, userID.String(), rec.Pair(policy.ActionRead, file))
+	})
+}
+
 func cachePromMetricName(metric string) string {
 	return "coderd_file_cache_" + metric
 }
 
 func TestConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
+	//nolint:gocritic // Unit testing
+	ctx := dbauthz.AsFileReader(t.Context())
 
 	const fileSize = 10
 	emptyFS := afero.NewIOFS(afero.NewReadOnlyFs(afero.NewMemMapFs()))
 	var fetches atomic.Int64
 	reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
-	c := New(func(_ context.Context, _ uuid.UUID) (cacheEntryValue, error) {
+	c := files.New(func(_ context.Context, _ uuid.UUID) (files.CacheEntryValue, error) {
 		fetches.Add(1)
 		// Wait long enough before returning to make sure that all of the goroutines
 		// will be waiting in line, ensuring that no one duplicated a fetch.
 		time.Sleep(testutil.IntervalMedium)
-		return cacheEntryValue{FS: emptyFS, size: fileSize}, nil
-	}, reg)
+		return files.CacheEntryValue{FS: emptyFS, Size: fileSize}, nil
+	}, reg, &coderdtest.FakeAuthorizer{})
 
 	batches := 1000
 	groups := make([]*errgroup.Group, 0, batches)
@@ -51,7 +137,7 @@ func TestConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 			g.Go(func() error {
 				// We don't bother to Release these references because the Cache will be
 				// released at the end of the test anyway.
-				_, err := c.Acquire(t.Context(), id)
+				_, err := c.Acquire(ctx, id)
 				return err
 			})
 		}
@@ -74,16 +160,18 @@ func TestConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
+	//nolint:gocritic // Unit testing
+	ctx := dbauthz.AsFileReader(t.Context())
 
 	const fileSize = 10
 	emptyFS := afero.NewIOFS(afero.NewReadOnlyFs(afero.NewMemMapFs()))
 	reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
-	c := New(func(_ context.Context, _ uuid.UUID) (cacheEntryValue, error) {
-		return cacheEntryValue{
+	c := files.New(func(_ context.Context, _ uuid.UUID) (files.CacheEntryValue, error) {
+		return files.CacheEntryValue{
 			FS:   emptyFS,
-			size: fileSize,
+			Size: fileSize,
 		}, nil
-	}, reg)
+	}, reg, &coderdtest.FakeAuthorizer{})
 
 	batches := 100
 	ids := make([]uuid.UUID, 0, batches)
@@ -95,7 +183,7 @@ func TestRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	batchSize := 10
 	for openedIdx, id := range ids {
 		for batchIdx := range batchSize {
-			it, err := c.Acquire(t.Context(), id)
+			it, err := c.Acquire(ctx, id)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, emptyFS, it)
 
@@ -112,7 +200,7 @@ func TestRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Make sure cache is fully loaded
-	require.Equal(t, len(c.data), batches)
+	require.Equal(t, c.Count(), batches)
 
 	// Now release all of the references
 	for closedIdx, id := range ids {
@@ -136,7 +224,7 @@ func TestRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// ...and make sure that the cache has emptied itself.
-	require.Equal(t, len(c.data), 0)
+	require.Equal(t, c.Count(), 0)
 
 	// Verify all the counts & metrics are correct.
 	// All existing files are closed
@@ -150,3 +238,29 @@ func TestRelease(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, batches, promhelp.CounterValue(t, reg, cachePromMetricName("open_files_total"), nil))
 	require.Equal(t, batches*batchSize, promhelp.CounterValue(t, reg, cachePromMetricName("open_file_refs_total"), nil))
 }
+
+func cacheAuthzSetup(t *testing.T) (database.Store, *files.Cache, *coderdtest.RecordingAuthorizer) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	logger := slogtest.Make(t, &slogtest.Options{})
+	reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
+
+	db, _ := dbtestutil.NewDB(t)
+	authz := rbac.NewAuthorizer(reg)
+	rec := &coderdtest.RecordingAuthorizer{
+		Called:  nil,
+		Wrapped: authz,
+	}
+
+	// Dbauthz wrap the db
+	db = dbauthz.New(db, rec, logger, coderdtest.AccessControlStorePointer())
+	c := files.NewFromStore(db, reg, rec)
+	return db, c, rec
+}
+
+func must[T any](t T, err error) T {
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return t
+}
diff --git a/coderd/httpmw/apikey.go b/coderd/httpmw/apikey.go
index 4b92848b77..a70dc30ec9 100644
--- a/coderd/httpmw/apikey.go
+++ b/coderd/httpmw/apikey.go
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ func APIKey(r *http.Request) database.APIKey {
 
 // UserAuthorizationOptional may return the roles and scope used for
 // authorization. Depends on the ExtractAPIKey handler.
-func UserAuthorizationOptional(r *http.Request) (rbac.Subject, bool) {
-	return dbauthz.ActorFromContext(r.Context())
+func UserAuthorizationOptional(ctx context.Context) (rbac.Subject, bool) {
+	return dbauthz.ActorFromContext(ctx)
 }
 
 // UserAuthorization returns the roles and scope used for authorization. Depends
 // on the ExtractAPIKey handler.
-func UserAuthorization(r *http.Request) rbac.Subject {
-	auth, ok := UserAuthorizationOptional(r)
+func UserAuthorization(ctx context.Context) rbac.Subject {
+	auth, ok := UserAuthorizationOptional(ctx)
 	if !ok {
 		panic("developer error: ExtractAPIKey middleware not provided")
 	}
diff --git a/coderd/httpmw/apikey_test.go b/coderd/httpmw/apikey_test.go
index 06ee93422b..85f3695947 100644
--- a/coderd/httpmw/apikey_test.go
+++ b/coderd/httpmw/apikey_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.NoError(t, err, "actor rego ok")
 		}
 
-		auth, ok := httpmw.UserAuthorizationOptional(r)
+		auth, ok := httpmw.UserAuthorizationOptional(r.Context())
 		assert.True(t, ok, "httpmw auth ok")
 		if ok {
 			_, err := auth.Roles.Expand()
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ func TestAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 		})(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			assertActorOk(t, r)
 
-			auth := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+			auth := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 
 			roles, err := auth.Roles.Expand()
 			assert.NoError(t, err, "expand user roles")
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ func TestAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 			RedirectToLogin: false,
 		})(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			assertActorOk(t, r)
-			auth := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+			auth := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 
 			roles, err := auth.Roles.Expand()
 			assert.NoError(t, err, "expand user roles")
diff --git a/coderd/httpmw/authorize_test.go b/coderd/httpmw/authorize_test.go
index 5d04c5afac..3ee9d92742 100644
--- a/coderd/httpmw/authorize_test.go
+++ b/coderd/httpmw/authorize_test.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestExtractUserRoles(t *testing.T) {
 				}),
 			)
 			rtr.Get("/", func(_ http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-				roles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+				roles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 				require.Equal(t, user.ID.String(), roles.ID)
 				require.ElementsMatch(t, expRoles, roles.Roles.Names())
 			})
diff --git a/coderd/httpmw/ratelimit.go b/coderd/httpmw/ratelimit.go
index 932373b5ba..ad1ecf3d6b 100644
--- a/coderd/httpmw/ratelimit.go
+++ b/coderd/httpmw/ratelimit.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func RateLimit(count int, window time.Duration) func(http.Handler) http.Handler
 
 			// Allow Owner to bypass rate limiting for load tests
 			// and automation.
-			auth := UserAuthorization(r)
+			auth := UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 
 			// We avoid using rbac.Authorizer since rego is CPU-intensive
 			// and undermines the DoS-prevention goal of the rate limiter.
diff --git a/coderd/identityprovider/middleware.go b/coderd/identityprovider/middleware.go
index 1704ab2270..632e5a53c0 100644
--- a/coderd/identityprovider/middleware.go
+++ b/coderd/identityprovider/middleware.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func authorizeMW(accessURL *url.URL) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			}
 
 			app := httpmw.OAuth2ProviderApp(r)
-			ua := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+			ua := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 
 			// url.Parse() allows empty URLs, which is fine because the origin is not
 			// always set by browsers (or other tools like cURL).  If the origin does
diff --git a/coderd/parameters.go b/coderd/parameters.go
index 48cccc27e6..c881999563 100644
--- a/coderd/parameters.go
+++ b/coderd/parameters.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (api *API) handleDynamicParameters(listen bool, rw http.ResponseWriter, r *
 
 	// nolint:gocritic // We need to fetch the templates files for the Terraform
 	// evaluator, and the user likely does not have permission.
-	fileCtx := dbauthz.AsProvisionerd(ctx)
+	fileCtx := dbauthz.AsFileReader(ctx)
 	fileID, err := api.Database.GetFileIDByTemplateVersionID(fileCtx, templateVersion.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusInternalServerError, codersdk.Response{
diff --git a/coderd/rbac/authz.go b/coderd/rbac/authz.go
index 9e3a053627..a7f77d57ab 100644
--- a/coderd/rbac/authz.go
+++ b/coderd/rbac/authz.go
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ const (
 	SubjectTypeSystemRestricted             SubjectType = "system_restricted"
 	SubjectTypeNotifier                     SubjectType = "notifier"
 	SubjectTypeSubAgentAPI                  SubjectType = "sub_agent_api"
+	SubjectTypeFileReader                   SubjectType = "file_reader"
+)
+
+const (
+	SubjectTypeFileReaderID = "acbf0be6-6fed-47b6-8c43-962cb5cab994"
 )
 
 // Subject is a struct that contains all the elements of a subject in an rbac
diff --git a/coderd/roles.go b/coderd/roles.go
index ed650f41fd..3814cd36d2 100644
--- a/coderd/roles.go
+++ b/coderd/roles.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 // @Router /users/roles [get]
 func (api *API) AssignableSiteRoles(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
-	actorRoles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+	actorRoles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 	if !api.Authorize(r, policy.ActionRead, rbac.ResourceAssignRole) {
 		httpapi.Forbidden(rw)
 		return
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (api *API) AssignableSiteRoles(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func (api *API) assignableOrgRoles(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
 	organization := httpmw.OrganizationParam(r)
-	actorRoles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+	actorRoles := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 
 	if !api.Authorize(r, policy.ActionRead, rbac.ResourceAssignOrgRole.InOrg(organization.ID)) {
 		httpapi.ResourceNotFound(rw)
diff --git a/coderd/users.go b/coderd/users.go
index ad1ba8a018..e2f6fd79c7 100644
--- a/coderd/users.go
+++ b/coderd/users.go
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func (api *API) deleteUser(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
 	auditor := *api.Auditor.Load()
 	user := httpmw.UserParam(r)
-	auth := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+	auth := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 	aReq, commitAudit := audit.InitRequest[database.User](rw, &audit.RequestParams{
 		Audit:   auditor,
 		Log:     api.Logger,
diff --git a/enterprise/coderd/provisionerdaemons.go b/enterprise/coderd/provisionerdaemons.go
index 30f4ddd66d..c830495278 100644
--- a/enterprise/coderd/provisionerdaemons.go
+++ b/enterprise/coderd/provisionerdaemons.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (p *provisionerDaemonAuth) authorize(r *http.Request, org database.Organiza
 			tags:  tags,
 		}, nil
 	}
-	ua := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r)
+	ua := httpmw.UserAuthorization(r.Context())
 	err = p.authorizer.Authorize(ctx, ua, policy.ActionCreate, rbac.ResourceProvisionerDaemon.InOrg(org.ID))
 	if err != nil {
 		return provisiionerDaemonAuthResponse{}, xerrors.New("user unauthorized")