Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6636 03 Sep 2026, 18:31

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 5:53.691 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
19.720
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 6.310
When the network is plugged 0.031
And I successfully configure Tor 13.339
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.285
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 6.378
When the network is plugged 0.028
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.256
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.438
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.147
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.898
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 6.658
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.184
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.043
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.242
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.008
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.195
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.066
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.494 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.955
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
54.544
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 I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.707
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.217
And I warm reboot the computer 0.007
And the computer reboots Tails 45.524
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.849
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 6.620
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.238
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 44.442
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
31.702
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 0.114
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.012
And I start the computer 0.718
And the computer boots Tails 30.805
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.346
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.596
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.337
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 6.403
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.120
When the network is plugged 0.052
And I successfully configure Tor 17.713
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.539
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
58.055
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 6.577
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.174
And all notifications have disappeared 4.204
And I capture all network traffic 0.014
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.805
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.826
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.265
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.906
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.944
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.353
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.140
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.200
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.510
# 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 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.596
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 6.501
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.164
And all notifications have disappeared 4.128
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.031
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.674
# 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 4.955
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.162
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.575
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.804
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.386
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.300
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.123
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.244
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.340
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.158
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.700
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 6.857
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.096
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 7.388
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001