Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_security-issues 3 25 Aug 2026, 13:56

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 5:49.081 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
18.591
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.553
When the network is plugged 0.056
And I successfully configure Tor 11.918
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.578
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.629
When the network is plugged 0.030
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.793
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.061
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.021
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.741
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.691
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.186
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.035
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.891
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.179
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.279
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.058
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.417 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.067
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
51.822
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.495
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.242
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 44.277
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.800
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.604
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
53.157
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.409
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.755
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 44.369
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.074
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
32.548
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.097
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.012
And I start the computer 0.627
And the computer boots Tails 31.753
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.761
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.497
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.074
When the network is plugged 0.032
And I successfully configure Tor 18.099
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.556
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.249
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.168
And all notifications have disappeared 3.690
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.034
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.211
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.621
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.154
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.531
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.703
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.348
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.159
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.219
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.358
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.731
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.330
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.184
And all notifications have disappeared 3.986
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.030
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.150
# 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 4.262
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.176
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.337
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.454
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.282
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.273
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.124
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.437
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.366
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.048
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.780
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.592
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.808
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.104
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 7.187
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.456
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:535 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000