Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_security-issues 2 24 Aug 2026, 14:05

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 5:52.930 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
18.882
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 I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.558
When the network is plugged 0.100
And I successfully configure Tor 12.156
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.581
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.974
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 6.445
When the network is plugged 0.044
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.389
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.103
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.952
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.699
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 6.505
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.202
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.031
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.077
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 10.568
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.838
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.429 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.057
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.848
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 7.027
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.255
And I warm reboot the computer 0.017
And the computer reboots Tails 45.158
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
54.161
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 6.231
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.932
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 44.964
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
31.208
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 a computer 0.098
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.013
And I start the computer 0.712
And the computer boots Tails 30.249
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.768
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.499
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 6.687
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.099
When the network is plugged 0.027
And I successfully configure Tor 18.630
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.433
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.212
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 6.534
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.276
And all notifications have disappeared 3.273
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.034
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.238
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.597
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.203
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.616
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.507
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.353
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.130
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.950
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.379
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.195
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.221
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.415
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.170
And all notifications have disappeared 3.658
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.027
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.160
# 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 4.483
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.211
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.330
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.204
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.314
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.222
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.092
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.030
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.361
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.480
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.792
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.055
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.221
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 6.496
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.072
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 7.266
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.354
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 0.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000