Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc 2 18 Sep 2026, 06:24

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 5:38.548 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
17.592
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 6.150
When the network is plugged 0.045
And I successfully configure Tor 11.327
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.823
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.827
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 6.319
When the network is plugged 0.030
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.354
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.022
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.055
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.193
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.597
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 6.309
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.139
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.042
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.828
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 13.090
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.820
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.322 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
48.745
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 6.265
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.171
And I warm reboot the computer 0.011
And the computer reboots Tails 41.899
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.397
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
51.003
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 6.248
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.748
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 42.576
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
29.878
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 a computer 0.086
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.012
And I start the computer 0.591
And the computer boots Tails 29.144
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.561
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.305
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 6.530
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.090
When the network is plugged 0.036
And I successfully configure Tor 17.610
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.396
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 6.231
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.124
And all notifications have disappeared 3.250
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.036
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.766
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.798
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.209
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.160
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.133
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.259
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.117
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.892
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.320
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.188
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.609
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.072
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.331
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 6.338
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.154
And all notifications have disappeared 3.892
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.026
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.725
# 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 4.038
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.278
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.694
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.828
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.250
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.195
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.092
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.290
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.332
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.139
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.058
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
14.869
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 6.209
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.077
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 7.178
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.365
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 0.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.547
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000