Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6727 07 Oct 2026, 12:11

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 6:1.159 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
19.698
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.562
When the network is plugged 0.066
And I successfully configure Tor 13.028
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
22.919
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 6.926
When the network is plugged 0.078
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.387
And I configure some normal bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant 11.134
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.354
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
23.225
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 6.434
When I bump the system time with "+1 day" 0.193
And I capture all network traffic 0.003
And the network is plugged 0.035
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.023
And I configure some obfs4 bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode 11.337
And I wait until Tor is ready 2.699
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.063
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges or connectivity check service 0.433 
Warning: these queries were allowed but not needed: ["fedoraproject.org."]
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.731
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.055
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
52.729
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 6.601
When I bump the system time with "-15 days" 0.221
And I warm reboot the computer 0.004
And the computer reboots Tails 45.162
Then Tails' hardware clock is close to the host system's time 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @not_release_blocker
56.000
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 6.499
When I bump the hardware clock's time with "-15 days" 1.499
And I warm reboot the computer 0.005
And the computer reboots Tails 47.172
Then the hardware clock is still off by "-15 days" 0.823
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.988
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.104
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
32.129
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 a computer 0.101
And the hardware clock is set to "01 Jan 2000 12:34:56" 0.013
And I start the computer 0.641
And the computer boots Tails 31.306
Then the system clock is just past Tails' source date 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
27.547
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 6.712
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects times out 1.084
When the network is plugged 0.038
And I successfully configure Tor 19.663
Then the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.223
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.141
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
57.272
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 6.433
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.188
And all notifications have disappeared 3.953
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects fails 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.048
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 1.934
When I configure the default bridges in the Tor Connection Assistant in easy mode without connecting 4.717
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.246
And the Tor Connection Assistant fails to connect to Tor 14.702
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
Then I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.796
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.427
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.241
Then I wait until Tor is ready 7.121
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the default bridges or fake connectivity check service 0.368
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
53.206
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.620
When I bump the system time with "+8 hours +15 minutes" 0.248
And all notifications have disappeared 4.060
And I capture all network traffic 0.002
And the network is plugged 0.025
And the Tor Connection Assistant autostarts 2.289
# 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 4.050
And I click "Connect to Tor" 1.244
Then the Tor Connection Assistant reports that it failed to connect 11.738
# The "Fix Clock" button allows users to recover from this bug
When I set the time zone in Tor Connection to "Asia/Shanghai" 14.524
Then the system clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect 0.328
# "Asia/Shanghai" is UTC+08:00 all year long (no DST)
And the displayed clock is less than 20 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.272
When I click "Connect to Tor" 1.114
Then I wait until Tor is ready 5.944
And all Internet traffic has only flowed through the configured bridges 0.367
# check that htpdate has done its job
And the system clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect 0.081
And the displayed clock is less than 5 minutes incorrect in "+08:00" 0.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.216
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.059
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks
16.432
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.456
And I make sure time sync before Tor connects uses a fake connectivity check service 1.098
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 8.406
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.000
When I make NetworkManager perform a connectivity check 0.440
Then the fake connectivity check service has received a new HTTP request 0.001
And the HTTP requests received by the fake connectivity check service are identical 0.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000