2.6.1 Test Plan

2.6.1 QA Checklist

For both upgrades and fresh installs, here is a list of functionality that requires testing. You can use this for copy/pasting into your QA report.

This release is Tails-only, no server installs are required.

Environment

• Install target:
• Tails version:
• Test Scenario:
• SSH over Tor:
• Release candidate:
• General notes:

2.6.1 release-specific changes

• #6905 Update shell extension tasks to check for site-specific file Using an existing production instance and Admin Workstation USB:
  • Follow the documentation to configure a Journalist Workstation using the current RC branch, making sure to only copy the 2 listed files and not site-specific, and verify that:
    • the ./securedrop-admin tailsconfig step completes successfully
    • the Journalist and Source Interfaces are available via desktop icons and the Gnome SecureDrop menu
    • server SSH options are not configured
  • Follow the documentation to configure an additional Admin Workstation using the current RC branch, and verify that:
    • the Journalist and Source Interfaces are available via desktop icons and the Gnome SecureDrop menu
    • server SSH options are also configured, and servers can be reached via SSH either directly via terminal commands or via the Gnome SecureDrop menu
    • when run from the terminal in ~/Persistent/securedrop/, the ./securedrop-admin tailsconfig command completes successfully

Preflight testing

Tails testing

• On an Admin Workstation:

  • The updater GUI appears on boot
  • The update successfully occurs to 2.6.1
  • After reboot, updater GUI no longer appears
  • Only supported languages can be selected in securedrop-admin sdconfig

• On a Journalist workstation:

  • The updater GUI appears on boot
  • The update successfully occurs to 2.6.1
  • After reboot, updater GUI no longer appears