| CPC H04L 9/0825 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 9/0869 (2013.01); H04M 7/1295 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |

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1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one memory; and
one or more processors coupled to the at least one memory and configured to:
receive, via a microphone, an audio signal from a device, wherein the audio signal includes a header tone configured by the device and an encoded value;
decode the audio signal based on the header tone to determine the encoded value;
determine, based on a comparison of the encoded value to a first number generated by the apparatus, that the audio signal is associated with the device and that the device is approved to connect to the apparatus;
establish a connection to the device based on determining that the audio signal is associated with the device; and
verify identity of the device based on a first response of the device, wherein the first response includes a hash of the encoded value, the first number generated by the apparatus, and a second number generated using a same seed as the first number.
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