Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6220 21 Mar 2026, 11:05

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 6:15.975 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
19.666
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 6.864
When the network is plugged 0.019
And I successfully configure Tor 12.736
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.911
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.741
When the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.371
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.466
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.365
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.136
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.246
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 6.608
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.244
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.026
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.442
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.284
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.220
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.105
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.309 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.159
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.060
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:0.698
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 6.548
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.215
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 53.431
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.496
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:1.971
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 6.544
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.431
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 53.326
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
35.855
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 0.054
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.794
And the computer boots Tails 34.639
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.887
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 6.606
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.131
When the network is plugged 0.025
And I successfully configure Tor 18.083
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.839
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.179
And all notifications have disappeared 3.771
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.249
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.547
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.107
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.961
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.183
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.397
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.131
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.218
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.290
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.780
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.916
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.261
And all notifications have disappeared 3.821
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.196
# 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 3.641
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.146
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.494
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.206
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" 0.366
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.103
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.484
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.290
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.075
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.846
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 6.615
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.242
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 9.557
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.409
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:527 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000