Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6230 25 Mar 2026, 11:23

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 6:57.890 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
20.280
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.828
When the network is plugged 0.022
And I successfully configure Tor 13.381
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.626
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.120
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 6.547
When the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.710
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.495
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.298
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.150
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.328
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 6.738
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.235
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.058
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.808
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.272
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.804
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.051
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.358 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.059
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:19.060
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 6.881
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.312
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 1:10.606
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:18.924
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.019
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.825
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 2.084
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 1:8.911
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.456
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 0.047
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.006
And I start the computer 0.724
And the computer boots Tails 33.345
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.075
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 6.726
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.092
When the network is plugged 0.018
And I successfully configure Tor 19.178
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.196
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
58.576
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 6.786
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.176
And all notifications have disappeared 3.634
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.069
And the network is plugged 0.022
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.694
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.718
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.244
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.880
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.316
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.372
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.122
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.119
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.344
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.061
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.767
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 6.607
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.165
And all notifications have disappeared 3.579
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.885
# 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 4.504
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.205
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.495
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.857
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.389
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.245
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.134
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.256
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.186
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.059
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
18.299
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 6.871
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.106
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 9.837
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.456
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 0.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001