---
title: ".NET Standard / .NET Core Support"
description: "PKI SDK support for .NET Standard 2.0 since version 2.1.0, which allows its use on .NET Core, Linux servers and Xamarin mobile apps."
canonical: "https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/en-us/articles/pki-sdk/net-standard"
locale: "en"
product: "PKI SDK"
last_updated: "2026-10-12"
---

# .NET Standard / .NET Core Support

Starting on version [2.1.0](https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/en-us/articles/pki-sdk/changelog#v2-1-0), [PKI SDK](https://docs.lacunasoftware.com/en-us/articles/pki-sdk) supports **[.NET Standard](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/net-standard) 2.0**,
besides .NET Framework. This means that PKI SDK can be used on applications written in [.NET Core](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/introduction).

The `Lacuna.Pki` package targets these frameworks:

| Versions | .NET Standard | .NET Framework |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2.13.0 and later | 2.0 | 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 |
| 2.3.0 to 2.12.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 Client Profile, 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7 |
| 2.1.0 to 2.2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 Client Profile and 4.5 |

> **Tip**
>
> Applications written in .NET Core have the big advantage of being **compatible with Linux servers**, increasing the
> platforms supported by your application.

To demonstrate the possibilities that this opens up, our development team performed successfully a digital signature on
our laboratory on a Raspberry Pi 3 on a .NET Core console application using PKI SDK.

Besides .NET Core, you can also use PKI SDK on mobile apps written in [Xamarin](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/xamarin/).