Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21810-tca-vs-empty-bridge-strings 1 05 Oct 2026, 14:12

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Using Tor bridges and pluggable transports 131 0 0 0 0 131 13 0 13 6:45.071 Passed
Tags: @product
Feature Using Tor bridges and pluggable transports
As a Tails user I want to circumvent censorship of Tor by using Tor bridges and pluggable transports And avoid connecting directly to the Tor Network
8.385
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.375
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.032
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.973
Tags: @product
13.090
When I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.516
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.167
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.004
And available upgrades have been checked 0.034
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.367

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
9.084
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.670
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.033
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.375
Tags: @product
11.417
When I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 10.035
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.907
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.008
And available upgrades have been checked 0.039
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.425
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
9.062
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.621
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.034
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.403
Tags: @product
29.882
When I configure some obfs4 bridges from a QR code in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 28.510
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.915
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.008
And available upgrades have been checked 0.053
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.394
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
8.835
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.489
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.039
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.303
13.541
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.286
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.125
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.303
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.004
And available upgrades have been checked 0.042
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.374
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.404

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
9.132
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.275
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.036
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.815
Tags: @product
22.399
Given the Tor network is blocked 1.414
When I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 17.789
Then I wait until Tor is ready 2.532
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.005
And available upgrades have been checked 0.030
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.295
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.330

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.068
8.581
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.416
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.040
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.119
Tags: @product
38.160
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.382
When I unsuccessfully configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 28.758
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.076
And tca.conf is empty 0.303
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 0.983
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.095
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.094
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.008
And available upgrades have been checked 0.030
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.427

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
9.641
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.530
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.038
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.068
4.403
When I try to configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 4.154
Then the Tor Connection Assistant complains that normal bridges are not allowed 0.123
And I cannot click the "Connect to Tor" button 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
8.206
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.370
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
When the network is plugged 0.045
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.784
Tags: @product
29.873
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 6.182
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.873
When I disconnect the network through GNOME 10.515
And I connect the network through GNOME 9.667
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 0.062
And the Tor Connection Assistant connects to Tor 0.162
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.834
And Tor is using the same configuration as before 0.000
And available upgrades have been checked 0.032
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.542

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
20.605
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 18.644
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.028
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.928
Tags: @product
51.925
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 5.745
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.253
And I disconnect the network through GNOME 11.222
And the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.143
When I connect the network through GNOME 10.305
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 21.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.892
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
8.337
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.455
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
When the network is plugged 0.035
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.840
Tags: @product
32.648
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.120
When I unsuccessfully configure some default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 21.358
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.069
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 1.166
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.113
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.117
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.326
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.375

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
8.584
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.573
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
When the network is plugged 0.044
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.962
Tags: @product
13.931
Given the Moat distributor responds with the default bridges 0.169
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 5.732
And I wait until Tor is ready 6.196
And available upgrades have been checked 1.133
Then Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.323
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.375

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
9.164
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.746
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.036
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.378
Tags: @product
9.178
Given the Moat distributor responds with an API error 0.034
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 6.225
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.093
And the Tor Connection Assistant reports the Moat API error 2.825
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.057
8.503
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.433
And I capture all network traffic 0.011
When the network is plugged 0.057
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.000
Tags: @product
8.492
Given no bridges are configured in torrc 0.006
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings for "United States of America" 6.144
Then some real world bridges are eventually configured in torrc 2.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037