COMMUNICATION PAIRING FOR TELEPHONE BASED ON WIRELESS CHARGING PROTOCOL

A method of establishing a secure wireless communication pairing using a wireless charging for authentication via an out-of-band channel. The method includes a telephone base detecting presence of a wireless handset and initiating a wireless charging process to charge the wireless handset upon detecting the presence of the wireless handset. The method further includes establishing a secure wireless communication pairing by telephone base with the wireless handset, based on information exchanged as part of the wireless charging process.