diff --git a/provider/notification-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/notification/provider/azure/pubsub/PubsubHandshakeHandler.java b/provider/notification-azure/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/notification/provider/azure/pubsub/PubsubHandshakeHandler.java
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+package org.opengroup.osdu.notification.provider.azure.pubsub;
+
+import org.opengroup.osdu.notification.pubsub.IPubsubHandshakeHandler;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+
+public class PubsubHandshakeHandler implements IPubsubHandshakeHandler {
+
+    @Override
+    public ResponseEntity getHandshakeResponse() {
+        return null;
+    }
+}