Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4212 05 Feb 2026, 11:56

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Time syncing 80 0 0 0 0 80 10 0 10 6:34.320 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
Feature Time syncing
As a Tails user I want Tor to work properly And for that I need a reasonably accurate system clock
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
19.397
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.842
When the network is plugged 0.017
And I successfully configure Tor 12.496
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.600
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.236
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.617
When the network is plugged 0.022
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.531
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.689
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.340
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.971
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.581
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.284
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.641
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.206
And I wait until Tor is ready 31.696
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.032
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.508 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.195
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.619
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
55.466
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.654
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.349
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 47.351
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
56.032
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.716
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.309
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 47.324
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.550
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
35.386
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.063
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.841
And the computer boots Tails 34.147
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.381
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.656
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.081
When the network is plugged 0.017
And I successfully configure Tor 19.543
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.621
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.131
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.993
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.228
And all notifications have disappeared 3.873
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.018
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.375
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.876
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.192
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.170
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.463
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.437
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.116
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.029
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.253
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.065
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.934
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.285
And all notifications have disappeared 3.736
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.020
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.445
# Anti-test: Users east of UTC can't connect to obfs4 bridges
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in hide mode without connecting 4.039
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.116
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.645
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.313
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.528
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.270
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.130
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.054
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.240
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
17.251
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.565
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.128
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 9.022
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.514
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000