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Upgrading to version 2

This document covers the changes made in version 2 of the Wacom Ink SDK for multi-display in a more in-depth fashion.

New licensing

Please note that licenses for version 2 of the Wacom Ink SDK for multi-display are not compatible with version 1 licenses.

A test license may be generated from our Developer Dashboard here: https://developer.wacom.com/en-us/developer-dashboard/license-keys.

For commercial purposes, or those who have an active contract, please contact your regional Wacom Sales representative to obtain a new license.

New app_config settings

SettingDescription
SecureCommunicationBoolean value that when true, will look for a certificate.
UseLocalCertificateBoolean value that when true, reads a certificate from a machine/user store. NB: Only needed when SecureCommunication is set to true.
TrustedServersArray value that contains a list of trusted server instances.

Deprecated app_config settings

SettingDescription
ServerCertificatesWhitelist of server certificate Thumbprints
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  • TrustedServers replaces the deprecated app_config setting ServerCertificates.
  • The TrustedServers value now contains one or more public keys extracted from certificates, rather than including the entire certificate along with its private key.
  • This new approach uses public keys to get the necessary thumbprint, thereby enhancing its security.

New methods

  • WithExtraData() - Assigns a dictionary containing additional signature data. Replaces WithHash().
  • WithPublicKey() - replaces WithCertificate().

Deprecated methods

  • WithHash() - sends a single hashed value containing additional signature data. Replaced by WithExtraData().
  • WithCertificate() - new method is WithPublicKey().
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  • WithExtraData() improves upon WithHash() by being able to include multiple pieces of data within the signature, rather that a single piece of data.

  • Rather than relying on a raw base64-encoded string as in WithCertificate(), WithPublicKey() now uses public keys to verify and trust server instances, enhancing security and simplifying the verification process.