Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for managing access to encrypted data used by applications. The system includes a processor configured with program code stored in memory for a key management engine and a cryptographic tracking engine. The cryptographic tracking engine will cause the processor to generate a tracking token for a data payload with a cryptographic key identifier and a data context policy reference; store the tracking token in a tracking token database; receive a request from the key management engine to encrypt the data payload based on a request from a first application servicer; and permit the key management engine to encrypt the data payload for the first application servicer based on determining that the first application servicer fulfills the data context policy. The key management engine will cause the processor to encrypt the data payload based on a response from the cryptographic tracking engine.