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+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\user\Tests;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+/**
+ * Ensure that logout works as expected.
+ *
+ * @group user
+ */
+class UserLogoutTest extends WebTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Test anonymous users can visit /user/logout without Access Denied.
+   */
+  function testAnonymousUserLogout() {
+    $request = Request::create('/user/logout');
+    $request->setFormat('html', ['text/html']);
+
+    /** @var \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\HttpKernelInterface $kernel */
+    $kernel = \Drupal::getContainer()->get('http_kernel');
+    $response = $kernel->handle($request)->prepare($request);
+
+    $this->assertNotEqual($response->getStatusCode(), Response::HTTP_FORBIDDEN,
+      'Anonymous users may view /user/logout without 403 error'
+    );
+  }
+
+}