Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_security-issues 1 24 Aug 2026, 13:11

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 5:51.014 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
20.275
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.025
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.852
When the network is plugged 0.062
And I successfully configure Tor 13.311
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.283
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.695
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 6.651
When the network is plugged 0.072
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.988
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.979
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.969
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.641
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.402
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.194
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.034
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.962
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.288
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.138
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.074
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.543 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.223
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 6.321
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.178
And I warm reboot the computer 0.010
And the computer reboots Tails 44.723
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.990
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.948
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.001
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 6.397
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.559
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 44.066
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.506
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
30.882
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 a computer 0.085
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.013
And I start the computer 0.700
And the computer boots Tails 30.032
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.393
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.121
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 6.499
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.086
When the network is plugged 0.043
And I successfully configure Tor 17.447
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.808
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 6.383
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.218
And all notifications have disappeared 4.190
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.850
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.765
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.277
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.349
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.543
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.361
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.287
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.345
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.410
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 6.247
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.202
And all notifications have disappeared 4.131
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.027
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.224
# 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 3.987
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.245
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.391
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.431
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.361
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.298
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.100
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.050
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.347
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.046
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.477
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.499
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.089
And the network is plugged 0.040
And Tor is ready 8.049
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.325
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.887
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001