Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6563 06 Aug 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 5:53.077 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
17.654
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.646
When the network is plugged 0.030
And I successfully configure Tor 10.931
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.002
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 6.778
When the network is plugged 0.026
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.795
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.717
And I wait until Tor is ready 3.645
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.704
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.805
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.208
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.040
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.312
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.694
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.191
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.402 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.735
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 6.470
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.209
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 45.513
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.302
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.148
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
53.534
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 I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.314
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.214
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 44.907
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
31.893
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 a computer 0.083
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.013
And I start the computer 0.653
And the computer boots Tails 31.064
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.531
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.059
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 I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.336
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.099
When the network is plugged 0.026
And I successfully configure Tor 17.554
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.849
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.812
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 6.364
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.190
And all notifications have disappeared 3.889
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.069
And the network is plugged 0.024
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.678
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.964
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.170
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.905
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.493
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.327
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.243
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.099
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.345
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.187
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 6.236
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.192
And all notifications have disappeared 4.133
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.024
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.651
# 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 4.559
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.220
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.613
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.103
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.349
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.287
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.102
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.984
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.394
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.046
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.491
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 6.488
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.105
And the network is plugged 0.062
And Tor is ready 8.510
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.318
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 0.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000