Fixing java.io.IOException: keystore password was incorrect

Daniel Reynolds

Software Engineer

When trying to generate or view your Android keystores with a command like keytool -list -v -alias androiddebugkey -keystore ~/.android/debug.keystore, it is common to encounter the following error

keytool error: java.io.IOException: keystore password was incorrect
java.io.IOException: keystore password was incorrect
	at java.base/sun.security.pkcs12.PKCS12KeyStore.engineLoad(PKCS12KeyStore.java:2097)
	at java.base/sun.security.util.KeyStoreDelegator.engineLoad(KeyStoreDelegator.java:228)
	at java.base/java.security.KeyStore.load(KeyStore.java:1500)
	at java.base/sun.security.tools.keytool.Main.doCommands(Main.java:1102)
	at java.base/sun.security.tools.keytool.Main.run(Main.java:419)
	at java.base/sun.security.tools.keytool.Main.main(Main.java:412)
Caused by: java.security.UnrecoverableKeyException: failed to decrypt safe contents entry: javax.crypto.BadPaddingException: Given final block not properly padded. Such issues can arise if a bad key is used during decryption.
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The fix: Use the Default Password "`android`"

That's it! Just use the correct default password of android and you should be good to go!

The fix: Use the Default Password "android"​

The fix: Use the Default Password "`android`"