diff --git a/src/content/read.rs b/src/content/read.rs
index 9b1209c..70fab12 100644
--- a/src/content/read.rs
+++ b/src/content/read.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,37 @@
-use std::fs;
+use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use ssri::Integrity;
+use ssri::{Algorithm, Integrity, IntegrityChecker};
 
 use crate::content::path;
 use crate::errors::Error;
 
+pub struct Reader {
+    fd: File,
+    checker: IntegrityChecker,
+}
+
+impl std::io::Read for Reader {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        let amt = self.fd.read(buf)?;
+        self.checker.input(&buf);
+        Ok(amt)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Reader {
+    pub fn check(self) -> Result<Algorithm, Error> {
+        self.checker.result().ok_or(Error::IntegrityError)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn open<'a>(cache: &Path, sri: Integrity) -> Result<Reader, Error> {
+    Ok(Reader {
+        fd: File::open(cache)?,
+        checker: IntegrityChecker::new(sri),
+    })
+}
+
 pub fn read(cache: &Path, sri: &Integrity) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
     let cpath = path::content_path(&cache, &sri);
     let ret = fs::read(&cpath)?;
diff --git a/src/get.rs b/src/get.rs
index 28e3afe..f392192 100644
--- a/src/get.rs
+++ b/src/get.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,50 @@
 //! Functions for reading from cache.
 use std::path::Path;
 
-use ssri::Integrity;
+use ssri::{Algorithm, Integrity};
 
-use crate::content::read;
+use crate::content::read::{self, Reader};
 use crate::errors::Error;
 use crate::index::{self, Entry};
 
+pub struct Get {
+    reader: Reader,
+}
+
+impl std::io::Read for Get {
+    fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        self.reader.read(buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Get {
+    pub fn check(self) -> Result<Algorithm, Error> {
+        self.reader.check()
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn open<P, K>(cache: P, key: K) -> Result<Get, Error>
+where
+    P: AsRef<Path>,
+    K: AsRef<str>,
+{
+    if let Some(entry) = index::find(cache.as_ref(), key.as_ref())? {
+        let reader = read::open(cache.as_ref(), entry.integrity)?;
+        Ok(Get { reader })
+    } else {
+        Err(Error::NotFound)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn open_hash<P>(cache: P, sri: Integrity) -> Result<Get, Error>
+where
+    P: AsRef<Path>
+{
+    Ok(Get {
+        reader: read::open(cache.as_ref(), sri)?,
+    })
+}
+
 pub fn read<P: AsRef<Path>, K: AsRef<str>>(cache: P, key: K) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
     if let Some(entry) = index::find(cache.as_ref(), key.as_ref())? {
         read_hash(cache, &entry.integrity)