Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_update-design-doc 1 17 Sep 2026, 19:12

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 5:48.871 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
19.458
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 6.370
When the network is plugged 0.041
And I successfully configure Tor 13.011
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
19.280
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.315
When the network is plugged 0.033
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.817
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.049
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.000
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.322
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 6.585
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.155
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
And the network is plugged 0.045
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.818
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.064
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.231
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.361 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.683
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.056
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.580
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.170
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 44.973
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.324
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
54.846
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 7.066
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.780
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 45.243
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
32.031
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 0.103
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.014
And I start the computer 0.717
And the computer boots Tails 31.152
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.626
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
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.067
When the network is plugged 0.048
And I successfully configure Tor 17.100
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.754
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.326
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.157
And all notifications have disappeared 4.043
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.086
And the network is plugged 0.042
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.733
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.990
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.170
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.438
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.984
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.368
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.085
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.919
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.360
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.202
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.015
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 6.226
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.150
And all notifications have disappeared 3.418
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.034
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.663
# 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 4.379
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.139
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.651
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.846
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.377
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.136
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.117
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.175
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 0.045
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.477
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 6.484
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.072
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 8.426
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.449
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 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000