Method for dynamically establishing a secure computing infrastructure

A system for establishing and maintaining a secure computing infrastructure, the system comprising:

• a plurality of servers, the plurality of servers including one or more virtual machines;
• a plurality of networks coupled to the servers, the plurality of networks including a storage network;
• and
• a plurality of storage components coupled to the storage network;
• wherein when a storage component or a virtual machine is added or used the first time, an application running in the system performs a method comprising:
• upon an attestation event, checking trustworthiness of a component to be added or activated in the secure computing infrastructure;
• and
• if the checking indicates that the component is not trustworthy, applying one or more security restrictions to the component.