Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6494 09 Jul 2026, 11:44

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 6:7.389 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
19.435
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 6.893
When the network is plugged 0.028
And I successfully configure Tor 12.462
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.595
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.743
When the network is plugged 0.013
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.976
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.618
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.175
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.165
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 6.604
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.193
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.925
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.058
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.930
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.386 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
56.024
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 6.447
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.217
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 48.606
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:0.711
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 6.657
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 2.054
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 51.180
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.705
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
35.297
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.047
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.007
And I start the computer 0.716
And the computer boots Tails 34.189
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.722
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 6.759
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.121
When the network is plugged 0.032
And I successfully configure Tor 17.773
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.576
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 6.549
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.177
And all notifications have disappeared 3.600
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.013
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.263
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.524
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.227
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.882
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.151
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.379
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.118
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.165
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.413
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.736
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 6.463
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.210
And all notifications have disappeared 4.104
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
And the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.267
# 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 4.142
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.209
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.443
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.304
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.375
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.258
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.049
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.432
# 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" 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.064
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.125
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 6.611
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.083
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 7.868
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.541
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 0.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000