Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6215 18 Mar 2026, 11:03

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 5:56.745 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
19.689
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.528
When the network is plugged 0.018
And I successfully configure Tor 13.097
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.987
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.601
When the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.505
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.623
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.194
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.981
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.704
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.173
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.876
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.463
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.445
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.239 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.163
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.052
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
53.907
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.619
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.220
And I warm reboot the computer 0.010
And the computer reboots Tails 46.470
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.587
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
55.174
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.641
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.537
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 46.309
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.202
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.059
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.007
And I start the computer 0.717
And the computer boots Tails 33.084
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.487
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.604
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.077
When the network is plugged 0.014
And I successfully configure Tor 18.742
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.202
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.617
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.593
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.206
And all notifications have disappeared 3.517
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.067
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.187
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.702
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.166
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.793
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.621
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.412
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.122
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.985
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.178
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.145
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
51.312
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.705
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.207
And all notifications have disappeared 3.458
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.342
# 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 3.800
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.123
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.527
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.635
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.490
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.279
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.987
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.210
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.355
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.383
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.505
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.102
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 8.310
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.446
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 0.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000