[FIXED] Android Studio. Building signed APK. Get Key Failed

Issue

I've been building release versions of my app for months, and now all of a sudden I get this error.
Failed to read key ******** from store ***** Get Key Failed. Given final block not properly padded. Such issues can arise if a bad key is used during decryption.
This is beyond frustrating.

What I've done so far

1. Read every post on this error and tried every solution
2. Verified my passwords are correct
3. Checked and unchecked "save passwords"
4. Verified my keystore location is correct

Solution

If you get error like block not properly padded, bad key or PKCS12 when signing the App Bundle or APK, try using the same password for the key and the keystore file, it works for me.

Answered By - Sam Chen
Answer Checked By - Marie Seifert (JavaFixing Admin)