A system archives encryption keys used for encrypting information in a network
(105). The system includes a plurality of nodes configured to collect one
or more encryption keys generated at each node and to transmit the one or more
collected encryption keys to a key archive (110) for storage in a database
associated with the key archive (110). The key archive (110) is configured
to receive encryptions keys transmitted from nodes in the network and to store
the encryption keys in a database of the key archive.