Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6510 18 Jul 2026, 11:41

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 6:22.011 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
20.572
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 6.655
When the network is plugged 0.023
And I successfully configure Tor 13.829
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.918
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.098
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 6.753
When the network is plugged 0.028
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.374
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.677
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.210
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.272
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 6.723
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.260
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.892
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.213
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.715
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.401 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:3.109
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.885
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.237
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 54.707
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:4.585
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.835
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.754
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 54.972
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.016
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
35.989
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 a computer 0.070
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.009
And I start the computer 0.748
And the computer boots Tails 34.819
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.024
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.751
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.136
When the network is plugged 0.020
And I successfully configure Tor 19.042
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.347
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.994
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.013
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.206
And all notifications have disappeared 3.514
And I capture all network traffic 0.008
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.013
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.234
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.680
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.214
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.928
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.882
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.450
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.111
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.245
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.389
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.321
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 6.675
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.339
And all notifications have disappeared 3.610
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.447
# 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 4.211
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.216
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" 14.766
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.525
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.254
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.123
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.738
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.545
# 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" 0.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.041
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 6.767
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.124
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 8.542
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.581
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.003
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001