Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6223 23 Mar 2026, 14:50

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 6:7.450 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
19.890
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 6.598
When the network is plugged 0.014
And I successfully configure Tor 13.229
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.182
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.291
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 6.611
When the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.887
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.576
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.137
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.919
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 6.557
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.162
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.934
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.796
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.153
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.256 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
56.626
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 6.549
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.196
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 49.374
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.572
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:0.354
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 6.466
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.876
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 51.278
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.578
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 0.052
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.009
And I start the computer 0.791
And the computer boots Tails 33.412
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.444
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 6.678
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.084
When the network is plugged 0.037
And I successfully configure Tor 17.598
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.494
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 6.514
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.152
And all notifications have disappeared 3.861
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.061
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.334
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.645
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.258
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.867
# 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 0.505
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.123
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.113
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.269
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.187
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
54.189
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 6.564
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.155
And all notifications have disappeared 4.010
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.179
# 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 4.651
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.249
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.476
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.036
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.385
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.255
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.113
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.493
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.269
# 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" 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.204
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.661
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 6.935
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.117
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 7.237
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.351
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 0.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000