# Who should use Guardian? Guardian is ideal for medical device manufacturers who need to: **You need Guardian if you have:** * Devices with technical constraints, including limited connectivity, memory, or processing power (e.g., pacemakers, insulin pumps, surgical instruments) * Legacy systems that can't be easily modified * Multiple devices that need to communicate securely * Limited resources for managing PKI infrastructure * Need to meet FDA cybersecurity requirements **Common use cases:** * Eliminate security vulnerabilities in device-to-device communication * Streamline FDA compliance with automated reporting and documentation * Establish trusted connections to cloud services * Implement zero-trust security architectures * Manage cryptographic keys throughout device lifecycle ## Teams All of your teams benefit from using Guardian, as in these example initiatives. * Product security engineers: Implementing zero-trust architectures. * Software developers: Integrating security with minimal code changes. * Product owners: Planning compliant security implementations * Manufacturing teams: Implementing and streamlining device provisioning workflows ## Role and industry-specific solutions No matter your role, Guardian has you covered. #### Healthcare Delivery Organizations (HDOs) * **Inventory management:** Automatically detect and authenticate connected medical devices. * **Vulnerability assessment:** Identify devices with security weaknesses. * **Segmentation enforcement:** Ensure devices only connect to authorized systems. #### Medical device manufacturers (MDMs) * **FDA premarket requirements:** Meet FDA cybersecurity documentation requirements with automated reporting. * **Secure design practices:** Build security into new devices from inception. * **Legacy device management:** Secure already-cleared products without code modification. #### Third-party service providers * **Safe security updates in the field:** Simplified safe security updates by technicians * **Remote monitoring:** Establish secure connections for remote service capabilities * **Security validation:** Verify security measures without disrupting device operation --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.medcrypt.com/overview/who-should-use-guardian.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.