An embodiment of the invention relates to a computing platform having an attribute that is configurable by a remote system, the computing platform storing a first verifier for verifying that a message is from a trusted remote source and being operable to: acquire a second verifier from a trusted remote source, including by verifying the second verifier using the first verifier, the second verifier being usable for verifying that a message is from a remote configuration system that is trustable to configure the attribute; acquire a configuration setting from the remote configuration system, including by verifying the configuration setting using the second verifier; and configure the attribute according to the configuration setting.