A system for distributed key storage, comprising a requesting device communicatively connected to a plurality of distributed storage nodes, the requesting device designed and configured to receive at least a confidential datum, select at least a distributed storage node of a plurality of distributed storage nodes, whereby selecting further comprises receiving a storage node authorization token from the at least a distributed storage node, querying an instance of a distributed authentication listing containing authentication information using at least a datum of the storage node authorization token, retrieving an authentication determination from the instance of the authentication listing, and selecting the at least a distributed storage node as a function of the authentication determination, generate at least a retrieval authentication datum, and transmit the at least a confidential datum and the at least a retrieval verification datum to the at least a distributed storage node.