diff --git a/src/audit/log.cpp b/src/audit/log.cpp
index 902dc9196..3b1ebf75b 100644
--- a/src/audit/log.cpp
+++ b/src/audit/log.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ void Log::ReopenLog() {
   if (!started_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed)) return;
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(lock_);
   if (log_.IsOpen()) log_.Close();
-  log_.Open(storage_directory_ / "audit.log");
+  log_.Open(storage_directory_ / "audit.log",
+            utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING);
 }
 
 void Log::Flush() {
diff --git a/src/audit/log.hpp b/src/audit/log.hpp
index b6127415a..1c7a9b795 100644
--- a/src/audit/log.hpp
+++ b/src/audit/log.hpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Log {
   std::optional<RingBuffer<Item>> buffer_;
   utils::Scheduler scheduler_;
 
-  utils::LogFile log_;
+  utils::OutputFile log_;
   std::mutex lock_;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/utils/file.cpp b/src/utils/file.cpp
index 66c994391..71db23be5 100644
--- a/src/utils/file.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/file.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <fstream>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 #include <glog/logging.h>
 
@@ -50,34 +51,182 @@ bool CopyFile(const std::filesystem::path &src,
   return std::filesystem::copy_file(src, dst, error_code);
 }
 
-LogFile::~LogFile() {
+static_assert(std::is_same_v<off_t, ssize_t>, "off_t must fit into ssize_t!");
+
+InputFile::~InputFile() {
   if (IsOpen()) Close();
 }
 
-LogFile::LogFile(LogFile &&other)
-    : fd_(other.fd_),
-      written_since_last_sync_(other.written_since_last_sync_),
-      path_(other.path_) {
+InputFile::InputFile(InputFile &&other) noexcept
+    : fd_(other.fd_), path_(std::move(other.path_)) {
   other.fd_ = -1;
-  other.written_since_last_sync_ = 0;
-  other.path_ = "";
 }
 
-LogFile &LogFile::operator=(LogFile &&other) {
+InputFile &InputFile::operator=(InputFile &&other) noexcept {
   if (IsOpen()) Close();
 
   fd_ = other.fd_;
-  written_since_last_sync_ = other.written_since_last_sync_;
-  path_ = other.path_;
+  path_ = std::move(other.path_);
 
   other.fd_ = -1;
-  other.written_since_last_sync_ = 0;
-  other.path_ = "";
 
   return *this;
 }
 
-void LogFile::Open(const std::filesystem::path &path) {
+void InputFile::Open(const std::filesystem::path &path) {
+  CHECK(!IsOpen())
+      << "While trying to open " << path
+      << " for writing the database used a handle that already has " << path_
+      << " opened in it!";
+
+  path_ = path;
+
+  while (true) {
+    fd_ = open(path_.c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+    if (fd_ == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
+      // The call was interrupted, try again...
+      continue;
+    } else {
+      // All other possible errors are fatal errors and are handled in the CHECK
+      // below.
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  CHECK(fd_ != -1) << "While trying to open " << path_
+                   << " for reading an error occurred: " << strerror(errno)
+                   << " (" << errno << ").";
+}
+
+bool InputFile::IsOpen() const { return fd_ != -1; }
+
+const std::filesystem::path &InputFile::path() const { return path_; }
+
+bool InputFile::Read(uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
+  size_t offset = 0;
+
+  while (size > 0) {
+    auto got = read(fd_, data + offset, size);
+    if (got == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (got <= 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    size -= got;
+    offset += got;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool InputFile::Peek(uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
+  size_t offset = 0;
+
+  while (size > 0) {
+    auto got = read(fd_, data + offset, size);
+    if (got == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (got <= 0) {
+      SetPosition(Position::RELATIVE_TO_CURRENT, -offset);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    size -= got;
+    offset += got;
+  }
+
+  SetPosition(Position::RELATIVE_TO_CURRENT, -offset);
+  return true;
+}
+
+size_t InputFile::GetSize() {
+  size_t current = GetPosition();
+  size_t size = SetPosition(Position::RELATIVE_TO_END, 0);
+  SetPosition(Position::SET, current);
+  return size;
+}
+
+size_t InputFile::GetPosition() {
+  return SetPosition(Position::RELATIVE_TO_CURRENT, 0);
+}
+
+size_t InputFile::SetPosition(Position position, ssize_t offset) {
+  int whence;
+  switch (position) {
+    case Position::SET:
+      whence = SEEK_SET;
+      break;
+    case Position::RELATIVE_TO_CURRENT:
+      whence = SEEK_CUR;
+      break;
+    case Position::RELATIVE_TO_END:
+      whence = SEEK_END;
+      break;
+  }
+  while (true) {
+    auto pos = lseek(fd_, offset, whence);
+    if (pos == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    CHECK(pos >= 0) << "While trying to set the position in " << path_
+                    << " an error occurred: " << strerror(errno) << " ("
+                    << errno << ").";
+    return pos;
+  }
+}
+
+void InputFile::Close() noexcept {
+  int ret = 0;
+  while (true) {
+    ret = close(fd_);
+    if (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
+      // The call was interrupted, try again...
+      continue;
+    } else {
+      // All other possible errors are fatal errors and are handled in the CHECK
+      // below.
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  CHECK(ret == 0) << "While trying to close " << path_
+                  << " an error occurred: " << strerror(errno) << " (" << errno
+                  << ").";
+
+  fd_ = -1;
+}
+
+OutputFile::~OutputFile() {
+  if (IsOpen()) Close();
+}
+
+OutputFile::OutputFile(OutputFile &&other) noexcept
+    : fd_(other.fd_),
+      written_since_last_sync_(other.written_since_last_sync_),
+      path_(std::move(other.path_)) {
+  other.fd_ = -1;
+  other.written_since_last_sync_ = 0;
+}
+
+OutputFile &OutputFile::operator=(OutputFile &&other) noexcept {
+  if (IsOpen()) Close();
+
+  fd_ = other.fd_;
+  written_since_last_sync_ = other.written_since_last_sync_;
+  path_ = std::move(other.path_);
+
+  other.fd_ = -1;
+  other.written_since_last_sync_ = 0;
+
+  return *this;
+}
+
+void OutputFile::Open(const std::filesystem::path &path, Mode mode) {
   CHECK(!IsOpen())
       << "While trying to open " << path
       << " for writing the database used a handle that already has " << path_
@@ -86,9 +235,12 @@ void LogFile::Open(const std::filesystem::path &path) {
   path_ = path;
   written_since_last_sync_ = 0;
 
+  int flags = O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC | O_CREAT;
+  if (mode == Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING) flags |= O_APPEND;
+
   while (true) {
     // The permissions are set to ((rw-r-----) & ~umask)
-    fd_ = open(path_.c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CLOEXEC | O_CREAT | O_APPEND, 0640);
+    fd_ = open(path_.c_str(), flags, 0640);
     if (fd_ == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
       // The call was interrupted, try again...
       continue;
@@ -104,11 +256,11 @@ void LogFile::Open(const std::filesystem::path &path) {
                    << " (" << errno << ").";
 }
 
-bool LogFile::IsOpen() const { return fd_ != -1; }
+bool OutputFile::IsOpen() const { return fd_ != -1; }
 
-const std::filesystem::path &LogFile::path() const { return path_; }
+const std::filesystem::path &OutputFile::path() const { return path_; }
 
-void LogFile::Write(const char *data, size_t size) {
+void OutputFile::Write(const char *data, size_t size) {
   while (size > 0) {
     auto written = write(fd_, data, size);
     if (written == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
@@ -128,14 +280,43 @@ void LogFile::Write(const char *data, size_t size) {
   }
 }
 
-void LogFile::Write(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
+void OutputFile::Write(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
   Write(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(data), size);
 }
-void LogFile::Write(const std::string &data) {
+void OutputFile::Write(const std::string_view &data) {
   Write(data.data(), data.size());
 }
 
-void LogFile::Sync() {
+size_t OutputFile::GetPosition() {
+  return SetPosition(Position::RELATIVE_TO_CURRENT, 0);
+}
+
+size_t OutputFile::SetPosition(Position position, ssize_t offset) {
+  int whence;
+  switch (position) {
+    case Position::SET:
+      whence = SEEK_SET;
+      break;
+    case Position::RELATIVE_TO_CURRENT:
+      whence = SEEK_CUR;
+      break;
+    case Position::RELATIVE_TO_END:
+      whence = SEEK_END;
+      break;
+  }
+  while (true) {
+    auto pos = lseek(fd_, offset, whence);
+    if (pos == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    CHECK(pos >= 0) << "While trying to set the position in " << path_
+                    << " an error occurred: " << strerror(errno) << " ("
+                    << errno << ").";
+    return pos;
+  }
+}
+
+void OutputFile::Sync() {
   int ret = 0;
   while (true) {
     ret = fsync(fd_);
@@ -181,7 +362,7 @@ void LogFile::Sync() {
   written_since_last_sync_ = 0;
 }
 
-void LogFile::Close() {
+void OutputFile::Close() noexcept {
   int ret = 0;
   while (true) {
     ret = close(fd_);
@@ -202,7 +383,6 @@ void LogFile::Close() {
 
   fd_ = -1;
   written_since_last_sync_ = 0;
-  path_ = "";
 }
 
 }  // namespace utils
diff --git a/src/utils/file.hpp b/src/utils/file.hpp
index 7fc9ea15f..8134f415d 100644
--- a/src/utils/file.hpp
+++ b/src/utils/file.hpp
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * @file
  *
- * This file contains utilities for operations with files. Other than utility
- * functions, a `File` class is provided which emulates a `fstream`.
+ * This file contains utilities for operations with files.
+ * `InputFile` and `OutputFile` classes are provided which emulate a `fstream`.
  */
 #pragma once
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace utils {
@@ -32,6 +33,73 @@ bool DeleteDir(const std::filesystem::path &dir) noexcept;
 bool CopyFile(const std::filesystem::path &src,
               const std::filesystem::path &dst) noexcept;
 
+/// This class implements a file handler that is used to read binary files. It
+/// was developed because the C++ standard library has an awful API and makes
+/// handling of binary data extremely tedious.
+///
+/// This class *isn't* thread safe. It is implemented as a wrapper around low
+/// level system calls used for file manipulation.
+class InputFile {
+ public:
+  enum class Position {
+    SET,
+    RELATIVE_TO_CURRENT,
+    RELATIVE_TO_END,
+  };
+
+  InputFile() = default;
+  ~InputFile();
+
+  InputFile(const InputFile &) = delete;
+  InputFile &operator=(const InputFile &) = delete;
+
+  InputFile(InputFile &&other) noexcept;
+  InputFile &operator=(InputFile &&other) noexcept;
+
+  /// This method opens the file used for reading. If the file can't be opened
+  /// or doesn't exist it crashes the program.
+  void Open(const std::filesystem::path &path);
+
+  /// Returns a boolean indicating whether a file is opened.
+  bool IsOpen() const;
+
+  /// Returns the path to the currently opened file. If a file isn't opened the
+  /// path is empty.
+  const std::filesystem::path &path() const;
+
+  /// Reads `size` bytes from the file into the memory pointed by `data` and
+  /// returns a boolean indicating whether the read succeeded. Reading the file
+  /// changes the current position in the file.
+  bool Read(uint8_t *data, size_t size);
+
+  /// Peeks `size` bytes from the file into the memory pointed by `data` and
+  /// returns a boolean indicating whether the peek succeeded. Peeking the file
+  /// doesn't change the current position in the file.
+  bool Peek(uint8_t *data, size_t size);
+
+  /// This method gets the size of the file. On failure and misuse it crashes
+  /// the program.
+  size_t GetSize();
+
+  /// This method gets the current absolute position in the file. On failure and
+  /// misuse it crashes the program.
+  size_t GetPosition();
+
+  /// This method sets the current position in the file and returns the absolute
+  /// set position in the file. The position is set to `offset` with the
+  /// starting point taken from `position`. On failure and misuse it crashes the
+  /// program.
+  size_t SetPosition(Position position, ssize_t offset);
+
+  /// Closes the currently opened file. On failure and misuse it crashes the
+  /// program.
+  void Close() noexcept;
+
+ private:
+  int fd_{-1};
+  std::filesystem::path path_;
+};
+
 /// This class implements a file handler that is used for mission critical files
 /// that need to be written and synced to permanent storage. Typical usage for
 /// this class is in implementation of write-ahead logging or anything similar
@@ -54,22 +122,34 @@ bool CopyFile(const std::filesystem::path &src,
 ///
 /// This class *isn't* thread safe. It is implemented as a wrapper around low
 /// level system calls used for file manipulation.
-class LogFile {
+class OutputFile {
  public:
-  LogFile() = default;
-  ~LogFile();
+  enum class Mode {
+    OVERWRITE_EXISTING,
+    APPEND_TO_EXISTING,
+  };
 
-  LogFile(const LogFile &) = delete;
-  LogFile &operator=(const LogFile &) = delete;
+  enum class Position {
+    SET,
+    RELATIVE_TO_CURRENT,
+    RELATIVE_TO_END,
+  };
 
-  LogFile(LogFile &&other);
-  LogFile &operator=(LogFile &&other);
+  OutputFile() = default;
+  ~OutputFile();
+
+  OutputFile(const OutputFile &) = delete;
+  OutputFile &operator=(const OutputFile &) = delete;
+
+  OutputFile(OutputFile &&other) noexcept;
+  OutputFile &operator=(OutputFile &&other) noexcept;
 
   /// This method opens a new file used for writing. If the file doesn't exist
-  /// it is created and if the file exists data is appended to the file to
-  /// ensure that no data is ever lost. Files are created with a restrictive
-  /// permission mask (0640). On failure and misuse it crashes the program.
-  void Open(const std::filesystem::path &path);
+  /// it is created. The `mode` flags controls whether data is appended to the
+  /// file or the file is wiped on first write. Files are created with a
+  /// restrictive permission mask (0640). On failure and misuse it crashes the
+  /// program.
+  void Open(const std::filesystem::path &path, Mode mode);
 
   /// Returns a boolean indicating whether a file is opened.
   bool IsOpen() const;
@@ -82,7 +162,17 @@ class LogFile {
   /// the program.
   void Write(const char *data, size_t size);
   void Write(const uint8_t *data, size_t size);
-  void Write(const std::string &data);
+  void Write(const std::string_view &data);
+
+  /// This method gets the current absolute position in the file. On failure and
+  /// misuse it crashes the program.
+  size_t GetPosition();
+
+  /// This method sets the current position in the file and returns the absolute
+  /// set position in the file. The position is set to `offset` with the
+  /// starting point taken from `position`. On failure and misuse it crashes the
+  /// program.
+  size_t SetPosition(Position position, ssize_t offset);
 
   /// Syncs currently pending data to the currently opened file. On failure
   /// and misuse it crashes the program.
@@ -90,7 +180,7 @@ class LogFile {
 
   /// Closes the currently opened file. It doesn't perform a `Sync` on the
   /// file. On failure and misuse it crashes the program.
-  void Close();
+  void Close() noexcept;
 
  private:
   int fd_{-1};
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils_file.cpp b/tests/unit/utils_file.cpp
index eabde9ee5..a149d48c3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils_file.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/utils_file.cpp
@@ -198,14 +198,17 @@ TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, EnsureDirOrDie) {
   }
 }
 
-TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, LogFileExisting) {
+TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, OutputFileExisting) {
   for (const auto &dir : kDirsAll) {
     for (const auto &file : kFilesAll) {
-      utils::LogFile handle;
+      utils::OutputFile handle;
       if (utils::EndsWith(dir, "000") || utils::EndsWith(file, "000")) {
-        ASSERT_DEATH(handle.Open(storage / dir / file), "");
+        ASSERT_DEATH(handle.Open(storage / dir / file,
+                                 utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING),
+                     "");
       } else {
-        handle.Open(storage / dir / file);
+        handle.Open(storage / dir / file,
+                    utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING);
         ASSERT_TRUE(handle.IsOpen());
         ASSERT_EQ(handle.path(), storage / dir / file);
         handle.Write("hello world!\n", 13);
@@ -216,14 +219,15 @@ TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, LogFileExisting) {
   }
 }
 
-TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, LogFileNew) {
+TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, OutputFileNew) {
   for (const auto &dir : kDirsAll) {
-    utils::LogFile handle;
+    utils::OutputFile handle;
     auto path = storage / dir / "test";
     if (utils::EndsWith(dir, "000")) {
-      ASSERT_DEATH(handle.Open(path), "");
+      ASSERT_DEATH(
+          handle.Open(path, utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING), "");
     } else {
-      handle.Open(path);
+      handle.Open(path, utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING);
       ASSERT_TRUE(handle.IsOpen());
       ASSERT_EQ(handle.path(), path);
       handle.Write("hello world!\n");
@@ -233,24 +237,27 @@ TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, LogFileNew) {
   }
 }
 
-TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, LogFileInvalidUsage) {
-  utils::LogFile handle;
+TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, OutputFileInvalidUsage) {
+  utils::OutputFile handle;
   ASSERT_DEATH(handle.Write("hello!"), "");
   ASSERT_DEATH(handle.Sync(), "");
   ASSERT_DEATH(handle.Close(), "");
-  handle.Open(storage / "existing_dir_777" / "existing_file_777");
-  ASSERT_DEATH(handle.Open(storage / "existing_dir_770" / "existing_file_770"),
+  handle.Open(storage / "existing_dir_777" / "existing_file_777",
+              utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING);
+  ASSERT_DEATH(handle.Open(storage / "existing_dir_770" / "existing_file_770",
+                           utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING),
                "");
   handle.Write("hello!");
   handle.Sync();
   handle.Close();
 }
 
-TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, LogFileMove) {
-  utils::LogFile original;
-  original.Open(storage / "existing_dir_777" / "existing_file_777");
+TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, OutputFileMove) {
+  utils::OutputFile original;
+  original.Open(storage / "existing_dir_777" / "existing_file_777",
+                utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING);
 
-  utils::LogFile moved(std::move(original));
+  utils::OutputFile moved(std::move(original));
 
   ASSERT_DEATH(original.Write("hello!"), "");
   ASSERT_DEATH(original.Sync(), "");
@@ -264,13 +271,15 @@ TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, LogFileMove) {
   moved.Sync();
   moved.Close();
 
-  original.Open(storage / "existing_dir_770" / "existing_file_770");
+  original.Open(storage / "existing_dir_770" / "existing_file_770",
+                utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING);
   original.Close();
 }
 
-TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, LogFileDescriptorLeackage) {
+TEST_F(UtilsFileTest, OutputFileDescriptorLeackage) {
   for (int i = 0; i < 100000; ++i) {
-    utils::LogFile handle;
-    handle.Open(storage / "existing_dir_777" / "existing_file_777");
+    utils::OutputFile handle;
+    handle.Open(storage / "existing_dir_777" / "existing_file_777",
+                utils::OutputFile::Mode::APPEND_TO_EXISTING);
   }
 }