Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6161 23 Feb 2026, 14:52

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 6:43.094 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
20.781
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.157
When the network is plugged 0.026
And I successfully configure Tor 13.544
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.371
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.219
When the network is plugged 0.055
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.029
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 12.539
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.484
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.189
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.933
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.787
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.196
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.452
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.563
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.553
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.061
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.293 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:9.053
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.565
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.178
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 1:0.739
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.064
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:6.966
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 7.665
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.319
And I warm reboot the computer 0.006
And the computer reboots Tails 57.561
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.413
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.701
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
37.381
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 a computer 0.105
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.009
And I start the computer 0.830
And the computer boots Tails 36.108
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.204
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.991
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.010
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.903
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.099
When the network is plugged 0.063
And I successfully configure Tor 18.883
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.184
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
58.603
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 7.217
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.248
And all notifications have disappeared 3.697
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.067
And the network is plugged 0.049
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.855
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.931
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.151
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 16.025
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.657
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.722
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.125
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.370
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.388
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.174
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.061
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
54.550
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 7.322
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.212
And all notifications have disappeared 3.610
And I capture all network traffic 0.004
And the network is plugged 0.023
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.035
# 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 4.131
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.135
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.709
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.992
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.568
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.306
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.107
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.662
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.393
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.063
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
18.461
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.345
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.075
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 9.512
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.001
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.510
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 0.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000