Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6173 26 Feb 2026, 08:26

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 7:2.735 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
22.422
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 8.594
When the network is plugged 0.075
And I successfully configure Tor 13.665
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.643
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 8.393
When the network is plugged 0.074
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.002
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.669
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.459
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.735
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.353
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.225
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.059
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 3.050
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 13.128
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.226
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.056
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.631 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.087
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:9.578
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.226
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.259
And I warm reboot the computer 0.010
And the computer reboots Tails 1:0.159
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.148
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.832
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:11.005
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 8.137
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.865
And I warm reboot the computer 0.012
And the computer reboots Tails 59.929
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.150
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
40.499
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 a computer 0.152
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.063
And I start the computer 1.136
And the computer boots Tails 38.757
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
29.753
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.341
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.124
When the network is plugged 0.050
And I successfully configure Tor 20.195
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.387
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
59.551
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 7.998
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.209
And all notifications have disappeared 4.679
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.136
And the network is plugged 0.059
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.837
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.780
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.154
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.283
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.060
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.441
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.156
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.184
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.512
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.052
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
58.045
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.153
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.177
And all notifications have disappeared 4.812
And I capture all network traffic 0.009
And the network is plugged 0.053
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.785
# 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 4.128
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.152
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.587
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.967
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.392
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.396
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.193
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.183
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.599
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.354
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.499
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 8.143
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.165
And the network is plugged 0.053
And Tor is ready 10.673
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.460
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 0.434
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.928
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001