Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6351 05 May 2026, 11:29

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 6:10.967 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
20.233
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.827
When the network is plugged 0.020
And I successfully configure Tor 13.337
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.023
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 6.718
When the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.331
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.561
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.316
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.150
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.840
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 7.006
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.193
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.484
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.160
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.694
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.231 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.143
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.849
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:1.847
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 6.814
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.225
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 53.950
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.864
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
58.985
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.733
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.308
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 49.630
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.302
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.660
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" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.745
And the computer boots Tails 33.499
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.788
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 6.651
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.080
When the network is plugged 0.015
And I successfully configure Tor 17.997
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.080
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 6.548
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.181
And all notifications have disappeared 3.457
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.157
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.722
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.211
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.757
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.730
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.589
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.108
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.171
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.334
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.184
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
51.650
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 6.495
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.178
And all notifications have disappeared 3.614
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.238
# 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 4.054
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.191
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.524
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.684
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.486
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.297
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.103
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.131
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.317
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.195
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.857
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 6.772
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.074
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 7.415
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.576
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 0.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000