Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6192 10 Mar 2026, 14:41

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 7:9.267 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
20.852
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 6.962
When the network is plugged 0.030
And I successfully configure Tor 13.789
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.942
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 6.879
When the network is plugged 0.017
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.776
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.940
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.275
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.140
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.285
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 6.552
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.168
And I capture all network traffic 0.001
And the network is plugged 0.021
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.936
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 12.130
And I wait until Tor is ready 1.166
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.265 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.059
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:9.206
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 6.994
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.238
And I warm reboot the computer 0.012
And the computer reboots Tails 1:1.194
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.565
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:9.279
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 7.142
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.154
And I warm reboot the computer 0.017
And the computer reboots Tails 59.460
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 1.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.887
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
36.435
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 a computer 0.062
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.009
And I start the computer 0.902
And the computer boots Tails 35.403
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
28.054
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 7.086
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.097
When the network is plugged 0.019
And I successfully configure Tor 19.807
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
58.040
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.874
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.157
And all notifications have disappeared 3.881
And I capture all network traffic 0.006
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.076
And the network is plugged 0.019
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.595
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.981
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.150
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.138
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.635
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.484
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.113
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.418
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.462
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.061
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
1:23.793
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 7.089
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.170
And all notifications have disappeared 3.644
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.024
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.245
# 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 4.536
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.141
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.639
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.594
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.472
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.312
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.179
Then I wait until Tor is ready 35.831
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.418
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.059
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.432
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.079
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
18.376
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 6.911
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.139
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 9.860
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.432
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 0.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.370
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.013
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001