1. A method for facilitating remote key management services in a collaborative cloud-based environment, the method comprising: processing a data item indicated by a content request to determine that the data items is associated with remote key management functionality; identifying audit log information associated with the content request, wherein the audit log information includes a reason code enumerating a user behavior performed on the data item in the collaborative cloud-based environment; initiating a secure key request to a hardware security module (HSM), wherein the secure key request includes the audit log information.