FIG. 6A illustrates a request for approval 600 for an operation to be performed on a cryptographic item of a key management system. In embodiments, the request for approval 600 may be a user interface provided to a computing device associated with an entity by the key management system. For example, the request for approval 600 may be provided in a notification, such as a text message or email, which is provided to the computing device for display. In an embodiment, the request for approval 600 may be provided in a user interface of a web browser that may be accessed by the entity.

The request for approval 600 may indicate to an entity that the entity has pending requests for approval. In embodiments, the request for approval 600 may include other information associated with the pending approval requests. Examples of other information may include the type of operations to be performed, the entity requesting the operation, the cryptographic item the operation is to be performed on and the like. In embodiments, the request for approval 600 may include a selectable icon 610. The selectable icon 610 may allow an entity to view pending requests for approval. For example, selecting the selectable icon 610 may cause a user interface to be provided by the key management system that presents pending requests for approval to an entity.