Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4480 02 Jul 2026, 11:18

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 80 0 0 0 0 80 10 0 10 6:6.035 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
18.537
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.579
When the network is plugged 0.017
And I successfully configure Tor 11.867
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.901
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.504
When the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.049
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.152
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.137
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.230
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.691
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.184
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.160
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.304
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.290
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.540 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.052
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
59.764
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.931
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.240
And I warm reboot the computer 0.011
And the computer reboots Tails 51.248
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
58.912
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.490
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.429
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 50.323
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
33.945
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.047
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.006
And I start the computer 0.736
And the computer boots Tails 33.107
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.953
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.914
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.566
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.118
When the network is plugged 0.017
And I successfully configure Tor 18.163
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.276
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.527
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.187
And all notifications have disappeared 3.408
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.259
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.723
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.216
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.998
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.722
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.419
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.130
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.077
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.480
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
51.841
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.607
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.164
And all notifications have disappeared 3.524
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.707
# Anti-test: Users east of UTC can't connect to obfs4 bridges
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode without connecting 4.719
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.260
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.554
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.727
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.445
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.241
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.068
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.399
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.068
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.709
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.606
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.077
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 8.583
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.408
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.003
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.015
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.831
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000