Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21810-tca-vs-empty-bridge-strings 10 13 Oct 2026, 21:59

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 6:35.467 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
8.433
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 6.369
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.038
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.020
Tags: @product
13.885
When I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.350
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.120
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.004
And available upgrades have been checked 1.074
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.334

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.059
8.158
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 6.324
And I capture all network traffic 0.020
When the network is plugged 0.065
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.748
Tags: @product
11.500
When I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 10.283
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.863
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.006
And available upgrades have been checked 0.034
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
8.855
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 6.416
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.033
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.401
Tags: @product
31.782
When I configure some obfs4 bridges from a QR code in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 29.531
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.822
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.005
And available upgrades have been checked 1.099
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.561
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
8.827
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 6.512
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
When the network is plugged 0.039
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.270
14.359
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.462
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.611
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.321
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.005
And available upgrades have been checked 1.105
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.344
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.508

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.368
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
9.501
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.027
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
When the network is plugged 0.167
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.302
Tags: @product
22.401
Given the Tor network is blocked 1.206
When I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 18.378
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.102
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.007
And available upgrades have been checked 1.074
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.281
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.349

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.802
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.052
9.141
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 6.613
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.039
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.484
Tags: @product
39.637
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.261
When I unsuccessfully configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 29.745
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.095
And tca.conf is empty 0.304
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 0.835
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.099
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.821
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.007
And available upgrades have been checked 0.056
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.411

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
8.530
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 6.588
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.041
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.897
4.305
When I try to configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 4.043
Then the Tor Connection Assistant complains that normal bridges are not allowed 0.134
And I cannot click the "Connect to Tor" button 0.127
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
8.800
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 6.480
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.051
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.264
Tags: @product
28.531
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 5.382
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.722
When I disconnect the network through GNOME 10.496
And I connect the network through GNOME 9.611
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 0.060
And the Tor Connection Assistant connects to Tor 0.167
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.678
And Tor is using the same configuration as before 0.000
And available upgrades have been checked 0.033
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.378

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
9.179
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 6.787
And I capture all network traffic 0.020
When the network is plugged 0.072
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.297
Tags: @product
51.707
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 5.846
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.737
And I disconnect the network through GNOME 10.314
And the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.461
When I connect the network through GNOME 9.803
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 22.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
8.741
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 6.483
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.030
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.224
Tags: @product
32.229
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.244
When I unsuccessfully configure some default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 21.838
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.093
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 1.192
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.105
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.924
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.391
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.439

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
8.595
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 6.798
And I capture all network traffic 0.029
When the network is plugged 0.040
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.726
Tags: @product
15.359
Given the Moat distributor responds with the default bridges 0.116
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 6.065
And I wait until Tor is ready 6.231
And available upgrades have been checked 2.214
Then Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.343
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.387

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.073
8.486
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 6.494
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.046
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.941
Tags: @product
8.521
Given the Moat distributor responds with an API error 0.012
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 5.873
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.080
And the Tor Connection Assistant reports the Moat API error 2.554
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
8.629
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.537
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.027
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.060
Tags: @product
7.362
Given no bridges are configured in torrc 0.030
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings for "United States of America" 6.084
Then some real world bridges are eventually configured in torrc 1.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041