Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6565 07 Aug 2026, 11:32

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 5:59.265 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
19.416
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 6.655
When the network is plugged 0.040
And I successfully configure Tor 12.675
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.657
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 6.566
When the network is plugged 0.030
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.724
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.678
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.611
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.244
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.605
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.204
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.246
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.668
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.705
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.291
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.481 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.710
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.060
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
53.762
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 6.375
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.250
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 46.236
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
54.050
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 6.769
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.269
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 44.989
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.016
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.979
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
32.693
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 0.079
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.810
And the computer boots Tails 31.743
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.662
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.786
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.113
When the network is plugged 0.031
And I successfully configure Tor 18.672
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.777
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.470
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.220
And all notifications have disappeared 3.744
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.067
And the network is plugged 0.028
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.215
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.661
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.286
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.734
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.880
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.379
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.120
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.458
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.459
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.373
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.542
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.061
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.014
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 6.503
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.181
And all notifications have disappeared 3.973
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.034
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.134
# 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 4.021
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.179
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.580
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.005
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.332
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.415
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.148
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.823
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.403
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.057
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.986
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 6.409
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.089
And the network is plugged 0.064
And Tor is ready 9.107
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.311
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000