Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6473 27 Jun 2026, 11:33

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 6:7.939 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
19.621
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.025
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.055
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.695
When the network is plugged 0.022
And I successfully configure Tor 12.857
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.708
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.658
When the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.216
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.578
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.195
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.589
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.665
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.269
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.118
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.964
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.128
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.383 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
58.075
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.407
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.236
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 50.390
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
59.816
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.558
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.255
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 50.868
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.774
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.051
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.752
And the computer boots Tails 33.653
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.449
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.684
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.079
When the network is plugged 0.015
And I successfully configure Tor 17.573
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.306
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.411
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.153
And all notifications have disappeared 3.332
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.014
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.239
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.598
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.217
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.696
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.272
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.487
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.119
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.944
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.422
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.546
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.440
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.209
And all notifications have disappeared 3.389
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.274
# 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 4.002
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.223
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.475
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.143
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.323
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.246
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.103
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.861
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.520
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.066
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.182
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.352
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.606
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.092
And the network is plugged 0.054
And Tor is ready 8.275
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.319
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 0.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000