1. A system for accessing encrypted replication data stored on a storage medium, the system comprising: a remote replication appliance, and computer-executable logic operating in memory, wherein the computer-executable program logic is configured to enable a processor to execute: intercepting communication between a virtual machine and the encrypted replication data stored on the storage medium and redirecting the communication to the remote replication appliance; installing a certificate for accessing a key manager; obtaining a key from the key manager; using the key stored on the remote replication appliance to enable the virtual machine to facilitate communication with the encrypted replication data stored on the storage medium; wherein facilitating communication enables the virtual machine to interact with the encrypted replication data as unencrypted data by having the remote replication appliance use the key to decrypt and encrypt data for the virtual machine; erasing the key from the remote replication appliance when the certificate is not re-installed at a regular interval.