Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6355 06 May 2026, 11:17

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 6:3.462 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
19.714
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 6.495
When the network is plugged 0.031
And I successfully configure Tor 13.146
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.977
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.466
When the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.859
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.515
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.077
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.156
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.820
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 6.469
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.174
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.945
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.912
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.956
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 0.292 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.152
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.731
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.077
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
57.143
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 6.448
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.172
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 49.479
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.995
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
57.890
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 6.539
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.348
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 48.918
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
33.204
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 0.049
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.006
And I start the computer 0.744
And the computer boots Tails 32.348
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.563
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 6.523
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.090
When the network is plugged 0.016
And I successfully configure Tor 17.891
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.180
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.567
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 6.491
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.186
And all notifications have disappeared 3.653
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.013
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.413
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.530
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.218
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.886
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.337
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.339
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.113
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.045
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.240
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.340
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 6.582
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.158
And all notifications have disappeared 3.628
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.176
# 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 4.207
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.319
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.499
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.214
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.372
# "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" 1.142
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.044
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.314
# 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" 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.206
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.240
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 6.557
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.084
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 7.215
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.361
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 0.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.747
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000