diff --git a/cmd/config/add_profile.go b/cmd/config/add_profile.go
index fa7990de..7a5327fe 100644
--- a/cmd/config/add_profile.go
+++ b/cmd/config/add_profile.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const (
     pingcli config add-profile
 
   Add a new configuration profile with a specific name and description.
-    pingcli config add-profile --name MyDeveloperEnv --description "My awesome new profile for my development environment"
+    pingcli config add-profile --name myprofile --description "My awesome new profile for my development environment"
 
   Add a new configuration profile with a guided experience and set it as the active profile.
     pingcli config add-profile --set-active`
diff --git a/cmd/config/add_profile_test.go b/cmd/config/add_profile_test.go
index 59989029..c2e35845 100644
--- a/cmd/config/add_profile_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/add_profile_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestConfigAddProfileCmd_DuplicateProfileName(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test config add profile command fails when provided an invalid profile name
 func TestConfigAddProfileCmd_InvalidProfileName(t *testing.T) {
-	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to add profile: invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
+	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to add profile: invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must be lowercase and contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
 	err := testutils_cobra.ExecutePingcli(t, "config", "add-profile",
 		"--name", "pname&*^*&^$&@!",
 		"--description", "test description",
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ func TestConfigAddProfileCmd_InvalidProfileName(t *testing.T) {
 	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
 }
 
+// Test Root Command fails when provided an invalid value containing uppercase character for profile name
+func TestConfigAddProfileCmd_InvalidUpperCaseProfileName(t *testing.T) {
+	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to add profile: invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must be lowercase and contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
+	err := testutils_cobra.ExecutePingcli(t, "config", "add-profile",
+		"--name", "myProfile",
+		"--description", "test description",
+		"--set-active=false")
+	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
+}
+
 // Test config add profile command fails when provided an invalid set-active value
 func TestConfigAddProfileCmd_InvalidSetActiveValue(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedErrorPattern := `^invalid argument ".*" for "-s, --set-active" flag: strconv\.ParseBool: parsing ".*": invalid syntax$`
diff --git a/cmd/config/config_test.go b/cmd/config/config_test.go
index b69c2afe..a53f7663 100644
--- a/cmd/config/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/config_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestConfigCmd_HelpFlag(t *testing.T) {
 // 	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to update profile '.*' name to: .*\. invalid profile name: '.*' profile does not exist$`
 // 	err := testutils_cobra.ExecutePingcli(t, "config",
 // 		"--profile", "nonexistent",
-// 		"--name", "myProfile",
+// 		"--name", "myprofile",
 // 		"--description", "hello")
 
 // 	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestConfigCmd_HelpFlag(t *testing.T) {
 // 	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to update profile '.*' name to: .*\. '.*' is the active profile and cannot be deleted$`
 // 	err := testutils_cobra.ExecutePingcli(t, "config",
 // 		"--profile", "default",
-// 		"--name", "myProfile",
+// 		"--name", "myprofile",
 // 		"--description", "hello")
 
 // 	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestConfigCmd_HelpFlag(t *testing.T) {
 
 // // Test Config Command fails when provided an invalid profile name
 // func TestConfigCmd_InvalidProfileName(t *testing.T) {
-// 	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to update profile '.*' name to: .*\. invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
+// 	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to update profile '.*' name to: .*\. invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must be lowercase and contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
 // 	err := testutils_cobra.ExecutePingcli(t, "config",
 // 		"--profile", "production",
 // 		"--name", "pname&*^*&^$&@!",
diff --git a/cmd/config/delete_profile.go b/cmd/config/delete_profile.go
index 0cb5f7e4..c0f15d74 100644
--- a/cmd/config/delete_profile.go
+++ b/cmd/config/delete_profile.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ const (
     pingcli config delete-profile
 
   Delete a configuration profile by specifying the name of an existing configured profile.
-    pingcli config delete-profile MyDeveloperEnv
+    pingcli config delete-profile myprofile
 	
   Delete a configuration profile by auto-accepting the deletion.
-    pingcli config delete-profile --yes MyDeveloperEnv`
+    pingcli config delete-profile --yes myprofile`
 )
 
 func NewConfigDeleteProfileCommand() *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/cmd/config/delete_profile_test.go b/cmd/config/delete_profile_test.go
index ef6aaa8c..1fc65f80 100644
--- a/cmd/config/delete_profile_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/delete_profile_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestConfigDeleteProfileCmd_ActiveProfile(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test Config delete-profile Command fails when provided an invalid profile name
 func TestConfigDeleteProfileCmd_InvalidProfileName(t *testing.T) {
-	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to delete profile: invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
+	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to delete profile: invalid profile name: '.*' profile does not exist$`
 	err := testutils_cobra.ExecutePingcli(t, "config", "delete-profile", "--yes", "pname&*^*&^$&@!")
 	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/config/get.go b/cmd/config/get.go
index 0f9b3def..338b9396 100644
--- a/cmd/config/get.go
+++ b/cmd/config/get.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ const (
 	configGetCommandExamples = `  Read all the configuration settings for the PingOne service in the active (or default) profile.
     pingcli config get pingone
 
-  Read the noColor setting for the profile named 'myProfile'.
-    pingcli config get --profile myProfile noColor
+  Read the noColor setting for the profile named 'myprofile'.
+    pingcli config get --profile myprofile noColor
 
   Read the worker ID used to authenticate to the PingOne service management API.
     pingcli config get service.pingone.authentication.worker.environmentID
diff --git a/cmd/config/set.go b/cmd/config/set.go
index 2512476d..5b6505ed 100644
--- a/cmd/config/set.go
+++ b/cmd/config/set.go
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ const (
 	configSetCommandExamples = `  Set the color setting to true for the currently active profile.
     pingcli config set color=true
 
-  Set the PingOne tenant region code setting to 'AP' for the profile named 'myProfile'.
-    pingcli config set --profile myProfile service.pingone.regionCode=AP
+  Set the PingOne tenant region code setting to 'AP' for the profile named 'myprofile'.
+    pingcli config set --profile myprofile service.pingone.regionCode=AP
 
   Set the PingFederate basic authentication password with unmasked output
-    pingcli config set --profile myProfile --unmask-values service.pingfederate.authentication.basicAuth.password=1234`
+    pingcli config set --profile myprofile --unmask-values service.pingfederate.authentication.basicAuth.password=1234`
 )
 
 func NewConfigSetCommand() *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/cmd/config/set_active_profile_test.go b/cmd/config/set_active_profile_test.go
index 82c171d1..1fa511c3 100644
--- a/cmd/config/set_active_profile_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/set_active_profile_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestConfigSetActiveProfileCmd_ActiveProfile(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test Config set-active-profile Command fails when provided an invalid profile name
 func TestConfigSetActiveProfileCmd_InvalidProfileName(t *testing.T) {
-	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to set active profile: invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
+	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to set active profile: invalid profile name: '.*' profile does not exist$`
 	err := testutils_cobra.ExecutePingcli(t, "config", "set-active-profile", "pname&*^*&^$&@!")
 	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/config/unset.go b/cmd/config/unset.go
index e3ce5674..09a6efae 100644
--- a/cmd/config/unset.go
+++ b/cmd/config/unset.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ const (
 	configUnsetCommandExamples = `  Unset the color setting for the currently active profile.
     pingcli config unset color
 
-  Unset the PingOne tenant region code setting for the profile named 'myProfile'.
-    pingcli config unset --profile myProfile service.pingone.regionCode`
+  Unset the PingOne tenant region code setting for the profile named 'myprofile'.
+    pingcli config unset --profile myprofile service.pingone.regionCode`
 )
 
 func NewConfigUnsetCommand() *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/cmd/config/view_profile_test.go b/cmd/config/view_profile_test.go
index 93b2c9ed..5aeb0e31 100644
--- a/cmd/config/view_profile_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/view_profile_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestConfigViewProfileCmd_Execute_NonExistentProfile(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test Config Set Command fails with invalid profile
 func TestConfigViewProfileCmd_Execute_InvalidProfile(t *testing.T) {
-	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to view profile: invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
+	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to view profile: invalid profile name: '.*' profile does not exist$`
 	err := testutils_cobra.ExecutePingcli(t, "config", "view-profile", "(*&*(#))")
 	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
 }
diff --git a/internal/commands/config/delete_profile_internal.go b/internal/commands/config/delete_profile_internal.go
index 6573474c..d2f4f210 100644
--- a/internal/commands/config/delete_profile_internal.go
+++ b/internal/commands/config/delete_profile_internal.go
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ func RunInternalConfigDeleteProfile(args []string, rc io.ReadCloser) (err error)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err = profiles.GetMainConfig().ValidateExistingProfileName(pName); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete profile: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	confirmed, err := promptUserToConfirmDelete(pName, rc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete profile: %v", err)
diff --git a/internal/commands/config/delete_profile_internal_test.go b/internal/commands/config/delete_profile_internal_test.go
index 3ce47d0b..c47ba362 100644
--- a/internal/commands/config/delete_profile_internal_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/config/delete_profile_internal_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Test_deleteProfile_ActiveProfile(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_deleteProfile_InvalidProfileName(t *testing.T) {
 	testutils_viper.InitVipers(t)
 
-	expectedErrorPattern := `^invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
+	expectedErrorPattern := `^invalid profile name: '.*' profile does not exist$`
 	err := deleteProfile("(*#&)")
 	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
 }
diff --git a/internal/commands/config/get_internal.go b/internal/commands/config/get_internal.go
index 928b6845..91c0bad5 100644
--- a/internal/commands/config/get_internal.go
+++ b/internal/commands/config/get_internal.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func RunInternalConfigGet(viperKey string) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get configuration: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	msgStr := fmt.Sprintf("Configuration values for profile '%s' and key '%s':\n", pName, viperKey)
+	msgStr := fmt.Sprintf("Configuration values for profile '%s' and key '%s':\n", strings.ToLower(pName), viperKey)
 
 	for _, opt := range options.Options() {
 		if opt.ViperKey == "" || !strings.Contains(opt.ViperKey, viperKey) {
diff --git a/internal/commands/config/set_active_profile_internal_test.go b/internal/commands/config/set_active_profile_internal_test.go
index e115cb72..5e31db1a 100644
--- a/internal/commands/config/set_active_profile_internal_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/config/set_active_profile_internal_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func Test_RunInternalConfigSetActiveProfile(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_RunInternalConfigSetActiveProfile_InvalidProfileName(t *testing.T) {
 	testutils_viper.InitVipers(t)
 
-	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to set active profile: invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
+	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to set active profile: invalid profile name: '.*' profile does not exist$`
 	err := RunInternalConfigSetActiveProfile([]string{"(*#&)"}, os.Stdin)
 	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
 }
diff --git a/internal/commands/config/set_internal_test.go b/internal/commands/config/set_internal_test.go
index e8743d73..89976eb9 100644
--- a/internal/commands/config/set_internal_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/config/set_internal_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func Test_RunInternalConfigSet_InvalidProfileName(t *testing.T) {
 	options.RootProfileOption.Flag.Changed = true
 	options.RootProfileOption.CobraParamValue = &profileName
 
-	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to set configuration: invalid profile name: '.*'\. name must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes$`
+	expectedErrorPattern := `^failed to set configuration: invalid profile name: '.*' profile does not exist$`
 	err := RunInternalConfigSet("noColor=true")
 	testutils.CheckExpectedError(t, err, &expectedErrorPattern)
 }
diff --git a/internal/profiles/validate.go b/internal/profiles/validate.go
index 43574190..f9a7e40d 100644
--- a/internal/profiles/validate.go
+++ b/internal/profiles/validate.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ func Validate() (err error) {
 	// Get a slice of all profile names configured in the config.yaml file
 	profileNames := GetMainConfig().ProfileNames()
 
+	// Iterate over the profileNames and convert each to lowercase
+	for i := range profileNames {
+		profileNames[i] = strings.ToLower(profileNames[i])
+	}
+
 	// Validate profile names
 	if err = validateProfileNames(profileNames); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -22,6 +27,7 @@ func Validate() (err error) {
 
 	// Make sure selected active profile is in the configuration file
 	activeProfileName, err := GetOptionValue(options.RootActiveProfileOption)
+	activeProfileName = strings.ToLower(activeProfileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate Ping CLI configuration: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/profiles/viper.go b/internal/profiles/viper.go
index bceee07b..c013f761 100644
--- a/internal/profiles/viper.go
+++ b/internal/profiles/viper.go
@@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ func (m MainConfig) SaveProfile(pName string, subViper *viper.Viper) (err error)
 	return nil
 }
 
-// The profile name format must be valid
 // The profile name must exist
 func (m MainConfig) ValidateExistingProfileName(pName string) (err error) {
-	if err := m.ValidateProfileNameFormat(pName); err != nil {
-		return err
+	if pName == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile name: profile name cannot be empty")
 	}
 
 	pNames := m.ProfileNames()
+
 	if !slices.ContainsFunc(pNames, func(n string) bool {
 		return strings.EqualFold(n, pName)
 	}) {
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ func (m MainConfig) ValidateProfileNameFormat(pName string) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile name: profile name cannot be empty")
 	}
 
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9\_\-]+$`)
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-z0-9\_\-]+$`)
 	if !re.MatchString(pName) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile name: '%s'. name must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes", pName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid profile name: '%s'. name must be lowercase and contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and dashes", pName)
 	}
 
 	return nil