diff --git a/rbac/enforcer.go b/rbac/enforcer.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c256724d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rbac/enforcer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package rbac
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/sdk"
+	sdktest "github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/sdk/test"
+)
+
+type ABACPolicyEnforcer struct {
+	S      *sdk.OPA
+	CTX    context.Context
+	Server *sdktest.Server
+}
+
+func NewABACPolicyEnforcer() (*ABACPolicyEnforcer, error) {
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	policy, err := ioutil.ReadFile("example_policy.rego")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	policyS := string(policy)
+	server, err := sdktest.NewServer(sdktest.MockBundle("/bundles/bundle.tar.gz", map[string]string{
+		"example.rego": policyS,
+	}))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	config := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{
+		"services": {
+			"test": {
+				"url": %q
+			}
+		},
+		"bundles": {
+			"test": {
+				"resource": "/bundles/bundle.tar.gz"
+			}
+		},
+		"decision_logs": {
+			"console": true
+		}
+	}`, server.URL()))
+	opa, err := sdk.New(ctx, sdk.Options{
+		Config: bytes.NewReader(config),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &ABACPolicyEnforcer{
+		S:      opa,
+		CTX:    ctx,
+		Server: server,
+	}, nil
+
+}
+
+func readPolicyFile(p string) ([]byte, error) {
+	policyData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(p)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return policyData, nil
+
+}
diff --git a/rbac/enforcer_test.go b/rbac/enforcer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4183474e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rbac/enforcer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package rbac_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/featurebasedb/featurebase/v3/rbac"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/sdk"
+)
+
+func TestCreateABACPolicyEnforcer(t *testing.T) {
+	enf, err := rbac.NewABACPolicyEnforcer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error creating ABACPolicyEnforcer: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	defer enf.Server.Stop()
+	defer enf.S.Stop(enf.CTX)
+
+	result, err := enf.S.Decision(enf.CTX, sdk.DecisionOptions{Path: "/featurebase/authz/allow", Input: map[string]interface{}{"open": "sesame"}})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error testing OPA decision: %s", err)
+	}
+	if result.Result.(bool) != false {
+		t.Errorf("Result was not false!")
+	}
+
+	result, err = enf.S.Decision(enf.CTX, sdk.DecisionOptions{Path: "/featurebase/authz/allow", Input: map[string]interface{}{"method": "SELECT", "path": "index_a", "user": "fletcher"}})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error testing OPA decision: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if result.Result.(bool) != true {
+		t.Errorf("Result was not true!")
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/rbac/errors.go b/rbac/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1f0efadd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rbac/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package rbac
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type RBACError struct {
+	err string
+}
+
+func (e RBACError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("RBACError: %s", e.err)
+}
diff --git a/rbac/example.yaml b/rbac/example.yaml
index bc4d1a95c..03bb72faf 100644
--- a/rbac/example.yaml
+++ b/rbac/example.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
----
-user:
-  name: fletcher
-  email: fletcher.haynes@featurebase.com
-  
 ---
 group:
   name: employees
diff --git a/rbac/example_policy.rego b/rbac/example_policy.rego
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89522731d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rbac/example_policy.rego
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package featurebase.authz
+
+default allow = false
+
+allow {
+    input.method = "SELECT"
+    input.path = "index_a"
+    input.user = "fletcher"
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rbac/opa.go b/rbac/opa.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b3126179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rbac/opa.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package rbac
diff --git a/rbac/user.go b/rbac/user.go
index b2115167d..b353df81b 100644
--- a/rbac/user.go
+++ b/rbac/user.go
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package rbac
 
-import "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/type/datetime"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"time"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+)
 
 type FBUserStatus int32
 
@@ -11,9 +17,42 @@ const (
 )
 
 type FBUser struct {
-	Username     string
-	Email        string
-	Created      datetime.DateTime
-	LastActivity datetime.DateTime
+	Username     string `yaml:"username"`
+	Email        string `yaml:"email"`
+	Created      time.Time
+	LastActivity time.Time
 	Status       FBUserStatus
 }
+
+func NewFBUser(username, email string) FBUser {
+	newUser := FBUser{
+		Username:     username,
+		Email:        email,
+		Created:      time.Now(),
+		LastActivity: time.Now(),
+		Status:       Active,
+	}
+	return newUser
+}
+func LoadUsersFromYAML(p string) ([]FBUser, error) {
+	usersData := make(map[string][]map[string]string)
+	users := make([]FBUser, 0)
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, usersData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Users are: %v", usersData)
+	for _, user := range usersData["users"] {
+		newUser := FBUser{
+			Username: user["name"],
+			Email:    user["email"],
+		}
+		users = append(users, newUser)
+	}
+	return users, nil
+
+}
diff --git a/rbac/user_test.go b/rbac/user_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..796db9d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rbac/user_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package rbac_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/featurebasedb/featurebase/v3/rbac"
+)
+
+func TestCreateUserFromYAML(t *testing.T) {
+	users, err := rbac.LoadUsersFromYAML("users.yaml")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Error loading test users from YAML: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(users) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 user to be loaded from YAML. Got %d", len(users))
+	}
+
+	if users[0].Username != "fletcher" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected test user username to be fletcher. Got %s", users[0].Username)
+	}
+
+	if users[0].Email != "fletcher.haynes@featurebase.com" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected test user email to be fletcher.haynes@featurebase.com. Got %s", users[0].Email)
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/rbac/users.yaml b/rbac/users.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67392acd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rbac/users.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+users:
+  - name: fletcher
+    email: fletcher.haynes@featurebase.com
+  
\ No newline at end of file