diff --git a/internal/resource/authz_oss.go b/internal/resource/authz_oss.go
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+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+//go:build !consulent
+// +build !consulent
+
+package resource
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/acl"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/proto-public/pbresource"
+)
+
+// AuthorizerContext builds an ACL AuthorizerContext for the given tenancy.
+func AuthorizerContext(t *pbresource.Tenancy) *acl.AuthorizerContext {
+	return &acl.AuthorizerContext{Peer: t.PeerName}
+}