Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6716 01 Oct 2026, 17:15

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 5:40.918 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
18.170
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.267
When the network is plugged 0.056
And I successfully configure Tor 11.803
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.006
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 6.253
When the network is plugged 0.036
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.040
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 10.705
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.934
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.291
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.185
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.032
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.933
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 10.947
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.222
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.039
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.355 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
50.293
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 6.294
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.232
And I warm reboot the computer 0.009
And the computer reboots Tails 42.738
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 1.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.668
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
51.085
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.465
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.635
And I warm reboot the computer 0.010
And the computer reboots Tails 42.795
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.178
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
30.208
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.121
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.023
And I start the computer 0.615
And the computer boots Tails 29.410
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.584
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.026
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.386
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.078
When the network is plugged 0.034
And I successfully configure Tor 17.043
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.724
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 6.186
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.149
And all notifications have disappeared 4.033
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.037
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.599
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.858
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.238
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.464
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.995
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.305
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.108
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.268
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.380
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.235
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 6.258
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.157
And all notifications have disappeared 3.898
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.032
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.870
# 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 4.046
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.142
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.371
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.954
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.390
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.119
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.127
Then I wait until Tor is ready 6.094
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.437
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.046
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
14.599
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 6.391
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.063
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 6.793
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.317
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:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001