Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21810-tca-vs-empty-bridge-strings 3 06 Oct 2026, 22:15

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 6:37.895 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
8.506
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 6.478
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
When the network is plugged 0.034
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.990
Tags: @product
14.106
When I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.507
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.086
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.005
And available upgrades have been checked 1.104
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.403

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.058
8.392
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.534
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.023
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.830
Tags: @product
13.716
When I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 11.002
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.198
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.006
And available upgrades have been checked 1.096
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.412
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
8.866
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 6.340
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.031
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.491
Tags: @product
30.793
When I configure some obfs4 bridges from a QR code in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 29.276
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.124
And tca.conf includes the configured bridges 0.005
And available upgrades have been checked 0.037
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.350
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
8.515
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 6.295
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.043
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.173
13.163
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.145
Then I wait until Tor is ready 1.083
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.261
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.006
And available upgrades have been checked 0.033
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.266
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 1.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
8.724
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 6.484
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.040
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.196
Tags: @product
22.842
Given the Tor network is blocked 1.182
When I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 18.956
Then I wait until Tor is ready 0.969
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.006
And available upgrades have been checked 1.094
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.297
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.335

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.065
8.396
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 6.447
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.030
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.913
Tags: @product
39.777
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.107
When I unsuccessfully configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 28.778
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.087
And tca.conf is empty 0.400
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 0.915
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.097
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.920
And tca.conf includes no bridge 0.006
And available upgrades have been checked 0.043
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 0.480
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
8.541
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 6.458
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.025
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.054
4.733
When I try to configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode 4.186
Then the Tor Connection Assistant complains that normal bridges are not allowed 0.286
And I cannot click the "Connect to Tor" button 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
8.266
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 6.368
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.044
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.849
Tags: @product
28.751
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 5.982
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.630
When I disconnect the network through GNOME 10.330
And I connect the network through GNOME 9.968
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 0.081
And the Tor Connection Assistant connects to Tor 0.172
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.966
And Tor is using the same configuration as before 0.000
And available upgrades have been checked 0.051
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through Tor or connectivity check service 0.567

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
8.723
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.667
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.036
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.016
Tags: @product
52.441
Given I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant 5.857
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.859
And I disconnect the network through GNOME 10.528
And the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.364
When I connect the network through GNOME 9.936
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 22.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.747
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.082
8.684
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 6.529
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.028
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.122
Tags: @product
35.528
Given the Tor network and default bridges are blocked 1.023
When I unsuccessfully configure some default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 21.941
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.081
Given the Tor network and default bridges are unblocked 1.423
When I retry connecting to Tor 1.160
Then I wait until Tor is ready 9.095
And Tor is configured to use the default bridges 0.296
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or connectivity check service 0.506

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.057
8.725
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 6.692
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.027
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.001
Tags: @product
13.053
Given the Moat distributor responds with the default bridges 0.160
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 5.789
And I wait until Tor is ready 6.216
And available upgrades have been checked 0.102
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 0.440

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After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
8.390
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 6.432
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
When the network is plugged 0.058
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.894
Tags: @product
9.324
Given the Moat distributor responds with an API error 0.031
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings based on my location 6.264
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 0.081
And the Tor Connection Assistant reports the Moat API error 2.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.065
8.522
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 6.451
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
When the network is plugged 0.038
Then the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.028
Tags: @product
8.405
Given no bridges are configured in torrc 0.013
When I configure Tor Connection to ask for bridge settings for "United States of America" 6.077
Then some real world bridges are eventually configured in torrc 2.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047