Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti 1 24 Jun 2026, 19:52

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
System memory erasure on shutdown 0 6 45 0 0 51 0 6 6 2:50.390 Failed
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
Feature System memory erasure on shutdown
As a Tails user when I shutdown Tails I want the system memory to be free from sensitive data.
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
23.608
Scenario Erasure of memory freed by killed userspace processes
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 23.608
undefined 
undefined local variable or method `chutney_env' for #<Object:0x00007eff4c7cbcd8> (NameError)
./features/step_definitions/chutney.rb:303:in `configure_simulated_Tor_network'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:427:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:14:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I start a process allocating 128 MiB of memory with a known pattern 0.000
# Since Debian Trixie we only get 99.610% coverage (tails#21012)
Then patterns cover at least 127 MiB in the guest's memory 0.000
When I kill the allocating process 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 5 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.686 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of memory freed by killed userspace processes' (at time 00:17:21)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:21_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:21_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:21_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:21_Erasure_of_memory_freed_by_killed_userspace_processes.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
23.903
Scenario Erasure of tmpfs data on unmount
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 23.903
undefined 
undefined local variable or method `chutney_env' for #<Object:0x00007eff4c7cc598> (NameError)
./features/step_definitions/chutney.rb:303:in `configure_simulated_Tor_network'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:427:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:23:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
And I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
When I mount a 128 MiB tmpfs on "/mnt" and fill it with a known pattern 0.000
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 0.000
When I umount "/mnt" 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.834 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of tmpfs data on unmount' (at time 00:17:50)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:50_Erasure_of_tmpfs_data_on_unmount.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:50_Erasure_of_tmpfs_data_on_unmount.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:50_Erasure_of_tmpfs_data_on_unmount.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:17:50_Erasure_of_tmpfs_data_on_unmount.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
22.842
Scenario Erasure of read and write disk caches on unmount: vfat
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 22.842
undefined 
undefined local variable or method `chutney_env' for #<Object:0x00007eff4c049758> (NameError)
./features/step_definitions/chutney.rb:303:in `configure_simulated_Tor_network'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:427:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:32:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with a vfat filesystem 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
# write cache
When I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 0.000
Then patterns cover at least 75% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 0.000
When I umount the USB drive 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 0.000
# read cache
When I mount the USB drive again 0.000
And I read the content of the test FS 0.000
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 0.000
When I umount the USB drive 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.954 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of read and write disk caches on unmount: vfat' (at time 00:18:17)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:17_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_on_unmount:_vfat.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:17_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_on_unmount:_vfat.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:17_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_on_unmount:_vfat.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:17_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_on_unmount:_vfat.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
23.452
Scenario Erasure of read and write disk caches on unmount: LUKS-encrypted ext4
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 23.452
undefined 
undefined local variable or method `chutney_env' for #<Object:0x00007eff4c048d58> (NameError)
./features/step_definitions/chutney.rb:303:in `configure_simulated_Tor_network'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:427:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:49:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I plug and mount a 128 MiB USB drive with an ext4 filesystem encrypted with password "asdf" 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory 0.000
# write cache
When I fill the USB drive with a known pattern 0.000
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 0.000
When I umount the USB drive 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 0.000
# read cache
When I mount the USB drive again 0.000
And I read the content of the test FS 0.000
Then patterns cover at least 99% of the test FS size in the guest's memory 0.000
When I umount the USB drive 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 3 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.824 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of read and write disk caches on unmount: LUKS-encrypted ext4' (at time 00:18:46)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:46_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_on_unmount:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:46_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_on_unmount:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:46_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_on_unmount:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:18:46_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_on_unmount:_LUKS-encrypted_ext4.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
23.130
Scenario Erasure of the overlayfs read-write branch on shutdown
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 23.130
undefined 
undefined local variable or method `chutney_env' for #<Object:0x00007eff4c048858> (NameError)
./features/step_definitions/chutney.rb:303:in `configure_simulated_Tor_network'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:427:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:66:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the root filesystem 0.000
# ensure the pattern is in memory due to tmpfs, not to disk cache
And I drop all kernel caches 0.000
Then patterns cover at least 128 MiB in the guest's memory 0.000
When I trigger shutdown 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 20 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.634 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of the overlayfs read-write branch on shutdown' (at time 00:19:14)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:19:14_Erasure_of_the_overlayfs_read-write_branch_on_shutdown.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:19:14_Erasure_of_the_overlayfs_read-write_branch_on_shutdown.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:19:14_Erasure_of_the_overlayfs_read-write_branch_on_shutdown.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:19:14_Erasure_of_the_overlayfs_read-write_branch_on_shutdown.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @slow @not_release_blocker
53.452
Scenario Erasure of read and write disk caches of persistent data on shutdown
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 53.452
undefined 
undefined local variable or method `chutney_env' for #<Object:0x00007eff4c045018> (NameError)
./features/step_definitions/chutney.rb:303:in `configure_simulated_Tor_network'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:427:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:249:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:190:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ without\ network\ from\ a\ USB\ drive\ with\ a\ persistent\ partition\ enabled\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/erase_memory.feature:76:in `Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in'
And I prepare Tails for memory erasure tests 0.000
When I fill a 128 MiB file with a known pattern on the persistent filesystem 0.000
When I trigger shutdown 0.000
Then I find very few patterns in the guest's memory after 20 seconds 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.851 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Erasure of read and write disk caches of persistent data on shutdown' (at time 00:20:12)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:12_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:12_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:12_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/1/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:12_Erasure_of_read_and_write_disk_caches_of_persistent_data_on_shutdown.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006