Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6678 17 Sep 2026, 14:00

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 5:56.646 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
19.236
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.355
When the network is plugged 0.030
And I successfully configure Tor 12.822
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.479
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 6.389
When the network is plugged 0.033
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.080
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 9.735
And I wait until Tor is ready 3.186
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
25.415
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 7.377
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.199
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.111
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.820
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.862
And I wait until Tor is ready 3.554
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.075
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.410 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.642
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.448
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.206
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 45.811
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.168
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.772
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
51.975
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 6.299
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.685
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 43.144
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.842
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.223
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
33.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.092
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.615
And the computer boots Tails 32.243
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
26.111
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 6.476
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.078
When the network is plugged 0.025
And I successfully configure Tor 18.490
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.168
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 6.225
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.163
And all notifications have disappeared 3.582
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.039
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.206
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.490
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.285
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.658
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.466
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.329
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.098
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.131
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.407
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.206
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.995
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 6.304
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.219
And all notifications have disappeared 4.195
And I capture all network traffic 0.011
And the network is plugged 0.036
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.654
# 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 4.546
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.163
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.329
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.876
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.343
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.274
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.118
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.282
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.452
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.042
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.145
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.605
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 6.501
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.084
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 8.604
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.003
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.380
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 0.007
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000