Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6490 06 Jul 2026, 11:47

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 6:12.993 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
20.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.510
When the network is plugged 0.023
And I successfully configure Tor 13.429
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.993
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.952
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 6.807
When the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.448
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.481
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.154
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.484
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 6.817
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.251
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.393
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.292
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.204
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.056
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.445 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.259
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
55.379
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 6.747
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.204
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 47.633
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:3.113
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.737
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.373
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 53.675
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.167
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
34.332
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given a computer 0.067
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.008
And I start the computer 0.980
And the computer boots Tails 32.949
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.446
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 6.862
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.111
When the network is plugged 0.013
And I successfully configure Tor 18.409
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
58.075
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 6.920
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.166
And all notifications have disappeared 3.231
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.074
And the network is plugged 0.013
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.242
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.569
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.323
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.881
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.230
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.412
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.110
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.381
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.474
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.918
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.381
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 6.804
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.125
And all notifications have disappeared 3.511
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.174
# 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 4.078
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.219
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.545
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.370
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.478
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.272
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.115
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.882
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.471
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.050
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.821
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 6.663
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.083
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 9.658
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.391
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 0.283
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000