diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/SpringPropertyPlaceholderBasedValueResolvingService.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/service/SpringPropertyPlaceholderBasedValueResolvingService.java
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+package edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.service;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of {@link TokenPlaceholderValueResolvingService} based on Spring Framework's default property resolver
+ * which understands and replaces Shibboleth Idp specific placeholder prefix of '%{' with standard Spring's placeholder
+ * prefix of '${' before resolving.
+ *
+ * If passed it value does not contain Shibboleth Idp '%{}' placeholder token, returns that value as is.
+ */
+public class SpringPropertyPlaceholderBasedValueResolvingService implements TokenPlaceholderValueResolvingService {
+
+    @Override
+    public String resolveValueFromTokenPlaceholder(String tokenPlaceholder) {
+        return null;
+    }
+}