Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21810-tca-vs-empty-bridge-strings 8 11 Oct 2026, 21:52

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 6:58.791 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
8.426
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 6.479
And I capture all network traffic 0.011
When the network is plugged 0.073
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.861
Tags: @product
12.465
When I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.696
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.345
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.005
And available upgrades have been checked 1.083
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 0.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
8.347
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 6.434
And I capture all network traffic 0.009
When the network is plugged 0.039
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.863
Tags: @product
12.079
When I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 8.766
Then I wait until Tor is ready 2.906
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.005
And available upgrades have been checked 0.036
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
19.991
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 18.188
And I capture all network traffic 0.010
When the network is plugged 0.057
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.735
Tags: @product
30.349
When I configure some obfs4 bridges from a QR code in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 29.118
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.868
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.005
And available upgrades have been checked 0.043
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
20.240
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 18.347
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.047
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.842
12.859
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.793
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.047
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.343
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.006
And available upgrades have been checked 0.044
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.290
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.333

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
8.327
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 6.373
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.032
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.918
Tags: @product
21.827
Given the Tor network is blocked 1.157
When I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 18.704
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.988
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.007
And available upgrades have been checked 0.049
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.308
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.610

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.071
8.633
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 6.696
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
When the network is plugged 0.025
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.908
Tags: @product
38.337
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.303
When I unsuccessfully configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 29.182
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.061
And tca.conf is empty 0.304
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 1.100
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.116
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.814
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.004
And available upgrades have been checked 0.029
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.420

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.770
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
8.248
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 6.414
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.036
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.794
4.753
When I try to configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 4.315
Then the Tor Connection Assistant complains that normal bridges are not allowed 0.223
And I cannot click the "Connect to Tor" button 0.215
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
8.511
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 6.612
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
When the network is plugged 0.036
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.859
Tags: @product
29.394
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 6.892
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.648
When I disconnect the network through GNOME 10.341
And I connect the network through GNOME 9.871
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 0.071
And the Tor Connection Assistant connects to Tor 0.173
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.738
And Tor is using the same configuration as before 0.000
And available upgrades have been checked 0.036
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.620

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.892
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
8.331
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 6.491
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
When the network is plugged 0.041
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.796
Tags: @product
50.436
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 5.744
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.673
And I disconnect the network through GNOME 10.532
And the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.329
When I connect the network through GNOME 9.315
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 22.841
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.180
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
8.322
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 6.410
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.043
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.864
Tags: @product
32.430
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.221
When I unsuccessfully configure some default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 21.344
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.076
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 0.989
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.123
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.002
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.305
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.366

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.023
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
8.347
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 6.390
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.026
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.927
Tags: @product
12.374
Given the Moat distributor responds with the default bridges 0.101
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 5.620
And I wait until Tor is ready 5.955
And available upgrades have been checked 0.040
Then Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.278
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.378

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.055
20.490
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 18.589
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
When the network is plugged 0.028
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.869
Tags: @product
8.364
Given the Moat distributor responds with an API error 0.038
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 5.859
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.071
And the Tor Connection Assistant reports the Moat API error 2.395
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.068
8.380
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 6.527
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.026
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.822
Tags: @product
8.518
Given no bridges are configured in torrc 0.009
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings for "United States of America" 6.249
Then some real world bridges are eventually configured in torrc 2.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.052