diff --git a/.terraform.lock.hcl b/.terraform.lock.hcl
deleted file mode 100644
index bf24679..0000000
--- a/.terraform.lock.hcl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
-# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
-
-provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
-  version     = "6.5.0"
-  constraints = ">= 5.0.0"
-  hashes = [
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diff --git a/examples/http-ec2/.terraform.lock.hcl b/examples/http-ec2/.terraform.lock.hcl
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bc7643..0000000
--- a/examples/http-ec2/.terraform.lock.hcl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
-# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
-
-provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
-  version     = "6.5.0"
-  constraints = ">= 5.0.0, >= 6.0.0"
-  hashes = [
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-    "zh:de127f5130604540b2be99c6b8b8253f4694a0a827cc9d186d72b545f27c45a5",
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-}
-
-provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/random" {
-  version = "3.7.2"
-  hashes = [
-    "h1:356j/3XnXEKr9nyicLUufzoF4Yr6hRy481KIxRVpK0c=",
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-    "zh:eac7b63e86c749c7d48f527671c7aee5b4e26c10be6ad7232d6860167f99dbb0",
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-}
diff --git a/examples/lambda-alb/.terraform.lock.hcl b/examples/lambda-alb/.terraform.lock.hcl
deleted file mode 100644
index 82aaf9d..0000000
--- a/examples/lambda-alb/.terraform.lock.hcl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-# This file is maintained automatically by "terraform init".
-# Manual edits may be lost in future updates.
-
-provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws" {
-  version     = "6.5.0"
-  constraints = ">= 5.0.0, >= 6.0.0"
-  hashes = [
-    "h1:Tn/mGUS27xOhYi1yGXJfQXQtScNvyuTjd49KX5ZjhBM=",
-    "zh:0257c2719dc8508bc3ef5ac8df3c84b3ef61211ec46b6e5ed951681bbfe08d22",
-    "zh:3828d4409e2a68fccc9f9fb583167501cc4d38a5ecbb2408cb5781096739311b",
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-    "zh:44c2caadd5d3ad4a69a646251319cce406c9800b2b823c2c59e8b0a3ea73fabd",
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-    "zh:6d3f2c29b3c51629cb9ea2b513a981fb98226c69eeda670bb4d2b5cd0af8d278",
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-
-provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/random" {
-  version     = "3.7.2"
-  constraints = ">= 3.0.0"
-  hashes = [
-    "h1:356j/3XnXEKr9nyicLUufzoF4Yr6hRy481KIxRVpK0c=",
-    "zh:14829603a32e4bc4d05062f059e545a91e27ff033756b48afbae6b3c835f508f",
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-    "zh:7b8434212eef0f8c83f5a90c6d76feaf850f6502b61b53c329e85b3b281cba34",
-    "zh:ac8a23c212258b7976e1621275e3af7099e7e4a3d4478cf8d5d2a27f3bc3e967",
-    "zh:b516ca74431f3df4c6cf90ddcdb4042c626e026317a33c53f0b445a3d93b720d",
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diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 451578b..71fd89a 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 variable "name" {
   description = "Base name for the ALB and related resources"
   type        = string
+
+  validation {
+    condition     = var.suffix != "" ? length("${var.name}-${var.suffix}") <= 28 : length(var.name) <= 28
+    error_message = "The combined name (name + suffix) must be 28 characters or less to allow for target group suffixes (-http/-https). Current length: ${var.suffix != "" ? length("${var.name}-${var.suffix}") : length(var.name)} characters."
+  }
 }
 
 variable "suffix" {
@@ -10,6 +15,7 @@ variable "suffix" {
   default     = ""
 }
 
+
 variable "tags" {
   description = "Tags to apply to resources"
   type        = map(string)