Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21810-tca-vs-empty-bridge-strings 2 05 Oct 2026, 21:53

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 6:46.244 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
8.215
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 6.319
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
When the network is plugged 0.033
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.859
Tags: @product
13.337
When I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.765
Then I wait until Tor is ready 2.144
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.004
And available upgrades have been checked 1.065
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.357

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.590
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
8.109
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 6.179
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.028
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.898
Tags: @product
12.807
When I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 10.542
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.771
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.010
And available upgrades have been checked 0.039
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.443
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
8.136
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 6.301
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.036
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.794
Tags: @product
30.667
When I configure some obfs4 bridges from a QR code in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 29.227
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.907
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.008
And available upgrades have been checked 0.108
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.082
8.388
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 6.383
And I capture all network traffic 0.010
When the network is plugged 0.063
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.930
14.363
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.820
Then I wait until Tor is ready 2.516
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.358
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.005
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.274
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.340

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050
19.790
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 18.012
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.035
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.737
Tags: @product
23.652
Given the Tor network is blocked 1.105
When I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 18.768
Then I wait until Tor is ready 3.093
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.007
And available upgrades have been checked 0.034
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.272
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.371

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.691
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
8.559
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 6.663
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.048
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.844
Tags: @product
41.010
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.189
When I unsuccessfully configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 29.464
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.152
And tca.conf is empty 0.437
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 1.054
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.149
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.034
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.006
And available upgrades have been checked 0.064
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.457

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
8.508
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 6.482
And I capture all network traffic 0.009
When the network is plugged 0.049
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.967
4.340
When I try to configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 4.065
Then the Tor Connection Assistant complains that normal bridges are not allowed 0.120
And I cannot click the "Connect to Tor" button 0.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
8.529
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 6.595
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.052
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.876
Tags: @product
29.999
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 7.333
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.469
When I disconnect the network through GNOME 10.644
And I connect the network through GNOME 9.532
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 0.137
And the Tor Connection Assistant connects to Tor 0.387
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.996
And Tor is using the same configuration as before 0.000
And available upgrades have been checked 0.041
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.456

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
8.798
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 6.883
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.038
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.872
Tags: @product
50.398
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 6.105
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.695
And I disconnect the network through GNOME 10.566
And the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.343
When I connect the network through GNOME 9.779
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 21.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
8.636
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 6.738
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.034
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.858
Tags: @product
33.327
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.165
When I unsuccessfully configure some default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 21.700
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.063
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 1.361
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.123
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.088
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.300
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.523

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.737
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.068
8.850
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 6.782
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
When the network is plugged 0.039
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.023
Tags: @product
13.984
Given the Moat distributor responds with the default bridges 0.167
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 5.744
And I wait until Tor is ready 7.161
And available upgrades have been checked 0.045
Then Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.398
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.466

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.068
8.289
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 6.398
And I capture all network traffic 0.006
When the network is plugged 0.034
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.849
Tags: @product
8.746
Given the Moat distributor responds with an API error 0.023
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 5.849
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.127
And the Tor Connection Assistant reports the Moat API error 2.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.983
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
8.259
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.424
And I capture all network traffic 0.005
When the network is plugged 0.030
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.798
Tags: @product
8.537
Given no bridges are configured in torrc 0.006
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings for "United States of America" 6.205
Then some real world bridges are eventually configured in torrc 2.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053