Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6725 06 Oct 2026, 11:55

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 5:52.127 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
21.513
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 6.498
When the network is plugged 0.032
And I successfully configure Tor 14.933
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.269
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
20.876
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 6.366
When the network is plugged 0.027
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.837
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.696
And I wait until Tor is ready 0.917
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.030
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.189
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
21.534
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 6.213
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.194
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.028
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.809
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 10.419
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.448
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.029
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.388 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.189
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.997
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
1:0.589
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 17.842
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.198
And I warm reboot the computer 0.008
And the computer reboots Tails 41.935
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
49.919
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 6.250
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.693
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 41.357
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
29.694
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 a computer 0.072
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.011
And I start the computer 0.567
And the computer boots Tails 29.002
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
24.235
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.188
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.080
When the network is plugged 0.025
And I successfully configure Tor 16.904
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.215
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.668
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
56.086
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.201
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.142
And all notifications have disappeared 3.679
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.037
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.899
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.544
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.133
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 15.624
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.106
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.256
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.072
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.890
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.364
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.077
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
52.238
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 6.177
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.145
And all notifications have disappeared 3.685
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.034
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.676
# 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 4.265
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.129
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.632
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 15.098
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.304
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.210
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.099
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.998
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.304
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.034
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.437
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.191
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.057
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
15.439
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 6.275
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.080
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 7.671
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.358
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 0.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001