# Raco unable to install packages on macOS due to SSL/TLS certificate issues

**URL:** <https://racket.discourse.group/t/raco-unable-to-install-packages-on-macos-due-to-ssl-tls-certificate-issues/3039>\
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**Created:** [July 18, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/raco-unable-to-install-packages-on-macos-due-to-ssl-tls-certificate-issues/3039 "2024-07-18T21:39:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Don](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@Don](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Don)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/raco-unable-to-install-packages-on-macos-due-to-ssl-tls-certificate-issues/3039/1 "2024-07-18T21:39:33Z")

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## My issue on macos v10.11.6 is the same as one I have found here: Raco unable to install packages on macOS due to SSL/TLS certificate issues #4108 rmculpepper added 3 commits 2 years ago /github.com/racket/racket/pull/4117 openssl: use SecTrustCopyAnchorCertificates by default on Mac OS Related to racket#4108

Two solutions were proposed in response to the problem but they don't quite work for me yet because:  
a) In the case of adding 3 lines to file: mzssl.rkt, file: login.keychain-db does not exist on my system. Is that something I can create?  
b) In the case of Ryan Culpepper's idea to: use SecTrustCopyAnchorCertificates by default, I don't know how to specify that.  
Thanks for any help you can give.  
Don Green

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**Author:** ![LiberalArtist](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/liberalartist/32/151_2.png) [@LiberalArtist](https://racket.discourse.group/u/LiberalArtist)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/raco-unable-to-install-packages-on-macos-due-to-ssl-tls-certificate-issues/3039/2 "2024-07-19T18:59:35Z")

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As I wrote in the other thread:

> [@Trying to install package: remote-shell-lib](https://racket.discourse.group/t/trying-to-install-package-remote-shell-lib/3034/7):
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> > [@Trying to install package: remote-shell-lib](https://racket.discourse.group/t/trying-to-install-package-remote-shell-lib/3034/4):
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> > If I understand correctly, Ryan Culpepper's submit regarding: use SecTrustCopyAnchorCertificates by default on MacOS, is for a change to Racket.
> > 
> > I suspect the fix is not in-place on my Racket v8.13.
> 
> That fix has been included since Racket 8.5, so it is definitely in 8.13.
> 
> The symptoms you are seeing can have many different root causes.