Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6133 10 Feb 2026, 12:02

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 6:45.070 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
21.424
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 6.909
When the network is plugged 0.014
And I successfully configure Tor 14.455
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.130
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 7.430
When the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.529
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.336
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.768
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.143
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.353
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 7.513
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.187
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.532
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.411
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.343
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.068
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.271 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.144
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:15.930
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 7.279
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.239
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 1:7.457
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.202
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:13.141
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.083
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 2.054
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 1:3.255
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.618
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
33.005
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 0.044
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.006
And I start the computer 0.705
And the computer boots Tails 32.181
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
28.037
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 6.930
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.082
When the network is plugged 0.018
And I successfully configure Tor 19.963
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.988
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
55.085
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.858
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.194
And all notifications have disappeared 3.866
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.015
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.779
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.713
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.129
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.731
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.121
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.439
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.092
Then I wait until Tor is ready 3.866
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.161
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.707
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 6.951
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.136
And all notifications have disappeared 3.776
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.016
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.181
# 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 4.182
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.128
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.579
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.202
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.497
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.275
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.324
Then I wait until Tor is ready 4.929
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.231
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.166
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
18.253
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 6.988
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.077
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 9.758
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.407
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 0.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000