The invention relates to a credible platform and a method for controlling hardware equipment by using the same, belonging to the field of a computer. The credible platform comprises the hardware equipment and a credible platform control module with the function of active control, wherein hardware units, such as an active measure engine, a control ruling engine, a working mode custom engine, a credible control strategy configuration engine, and on the like, are arranged in the credible platform control module so as to realize the control functions of actively checking working mode configuration information, control strategy configuration information, firmware codes and circuit working states, and on the like for the hardware equipment. Through the identity legitimacy authentication and theactive control of the credible hardware equipment, which are realized by the credible pipeline technology, the active control and active check function, the security control system of credible hardware equipment which can not be bypassed by the upper layer can be stilled provided for the accessor of credible platform in incredible or lower-credibility computing environment without modifying the computing platform system structure and obviously reducing the system working performance.