1. A method of performing a task on a system on a platform, comprising: receiving a task script, by a data processing system on the platform, wherein the task script identifies task steps for performing the task on the system and identifies rules for performing the task on the system including preconditions for performing the task on the system; checking a digital signature for the task script by the data processing system to determine whether the task script is authentic; determining, by the data processing system, whether the rules for performing the task on the system are satisfied; and running the task script in response to a determination that the task script is authentic and that the rules for performing the task on the system are satisfied, by the data processing system, to perform the task on the system.