1. A system for secure transmission of electronic document data on a network comprising: means adapted for receiving user identification data associate with an identity of a user of document processing devices on an associated network; password key generator means adapted for generating data representative of a password key from the user identification data, the password key having first and second shares; means adapted for communicating the first share to an associated storage area; means adapted for receiving data representative of an electronic document; encryption key generator means adapted for randomly generating an encryption key; encryption means adapted for encrypting the electronic document in accordance with the encryption key so as to generate an encrypted electronic document; means adapted for appending the second share to the encrypted electronic document; and means adapted for communicating the encrypted electronic document and the appended second share to an associated document processing device.