# 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>\
**Category:** Questions & Answers\
**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:** ![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.
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> > 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.

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