[Feature]: .NET 8 Support

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Feature summary

Support for .NET 8 (LTS) – .NET 6 is End-of-Life

Problem statement

The SDK currently only supports .NET 6, which reached End of Life on November 12, 2024. This creates a significant security liability, as there is no overlap between supported .NET versions and the SDK’s compatibility.

The latest .NET Long-Term Support version is .NET 8, released on November 14, 2023. Support for .NET 8 is essential to ensure continued access to security updates and to remain compliant with modern platform standards.

Is there a timeline or plan for .NET 8 support?

Proposed solution

Always support at least one LTS version

Alternatives considered

There is currently no practical alternative that avoids the security implications of using an unsupported .NET version.

Additional context

No response