diff --git a/handlers/processing/handler.go b/handlers/processing/handler.go
index d8faf858..a0dea04b 100644
--- a/handlers/processing/handler.go
+++ b/handlers/processing/handler.go
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ func (h *Handler) Execute(
 	r.req = req
 	r.rw = rw
 	r.config = h.config
-	r.secops = h.Security().NewOptions(r.opts)
 
 	return r.execute(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/handlers/processing/request.go b/handlers/processing/request.go
index bfb26503..d4b6d709 100644
--- a/handlers/processing/request.go
+++ b/handlers/processing/request.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/monitoring"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/options"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/options/keys"
-	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/security"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/server"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/vips"
 )
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ type request struct {
 	rw             server.ResponseWriter
 	config         *Config
 	opts           *options.Options
-	secops         security.Options
 	imageURL       string
 	path           string
 	monitoringMeta monitoring.Meta
diff --git a/handlers/processing/request_methods.go b/handlers/processing/request_methods.go
index f1d8574a..8edaa084 100644
--- a/handlers/processing/request_methods.go
+++ b/handlers/processing/request_methods.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (r *request) makeDownloadOptions(
 
 	return imagedata.DownloadOptions{
 		Header:         h,
-		MaxSrcFileSize: r.secops.MaxSrcFileSize,
+		MaxSrcFileSize: r.Security().MaxSrcFileSize(r.opts),
 		CookieJar:      jar,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (r *request) getFallbackImage(ctx context.Context) (imagedata.ImageData, ht
 // processImage calls actual image processing
 func (r *request) processImage(ctx context.Context, originData imagedata.ImageData) (*processing.Result, error) {
 	defer r.Monitoring().StartProcessingSegment(ctx, r.monitoringMeta.Filter(monitoring.MetaOptions))()
-	return r.Processor().ProcessImage(ctx, originData, r.opts, r.secops)
+	return r.Processor().ProcessImage(ctx, originData, r.opts)
 }
 
 // writeDebugHeaders writes debug headers (X-Origin-*, X-Result-*) to the response
diff --git a/imgproxy.go b/imgproxy.go
index 70a5525a..853dc4e7 100644
--- a/imgproxy.go
+++ b/imgproxy.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type Imgproxy struct {
 	imageDataFactory       *imagedata.Factory
 	clientFeaturesDetector *clientfeatures.Detector
 	handlers               ImgproxyHandlers
-	security               *security.Checker
+	securityChecker        *security.Checker
 	optionsParser          *optionsparser.Parser
 	processor              *processing.Processor
 	cookies                *cookies.Cookies
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, config *Config) (*Imgproxy, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	securityChecker, err := security.New(&config.Security)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	fetcher, err := fetcher.New(&config.Fetcher)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -86,12 +91,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, config *Config) (*Imgproxy, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	security, err := security.New(&config.Security)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	processor, err := processing.New(&config.Processing, watermarkImage)
+	processor, err := processing.New(&config.Processing, securityChecker, watermarkImage)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, config *Config) (*Imgproxy, error) {
 		imageDataFactory:       idf,
 		clientFeaturesDetector: clientFeaturesDetector,
 		config:                 config,
-		security:               security,
+		securityChecker:        securityChecker,
 		optionsParser:          optionsParser,
 		processor:              processor,
 		cookies:                cookies,
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func (i *Imgproxy) ClientFeaturesDetector() *clientfeatures.Detector {
 }
 
 func (i *Imgproxy) Security() *security.Checker {
-	return i.security
+	return i.securityChecker
 }
 
 func (i *Imgproxy) OptionsParser() *optionsparser.Parser {
diff --git a/integration/matrix_test.go b/integration/matrix_test.go
index 8abceb87..f79ea5a9 100644
--- a/integration/matrix_test.go
+++ b/integration/matrix_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (s *MatrixTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	s.testImagesPath = s.TestData.Path("test-images")
 	s.matcher = testutil.NewImageHashMatcher(s.TestData)
 
-	s.Config().Security.DefaultOptions.MaxAnimationFrames = 999
+	s.Config().Security.MaxAnimationFrames = 999
 	s.Config().Server.DevelopmentErrorsMode = true
 	s.Config().Fetcher.Transport.Local.Root = s.testImagesPath
 }
diff --git a/integration/processing_handler_test.go b/integration/processing_handler_test.go
index cc67a4ce..a832e692 100644
--- a/integration/processing_handler_test.go
+++ b/integration/processing_handler_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/config/configurators"
-	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/fetcher"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/httpheaders"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/imagedata"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/imagetype"
@@ -205,14 +204,7 @@ func (s *ProcessingHandlerTestSuite) TestSkipProcessingSVG() {
 
 	s.Require().Equal(http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode)
 
-	c := fetcher.NewDefaultConfig()
-	f, err := fetcher.New(&c)
-	s.Require().NoError(err)
-
-	idf := imagedata.NewFactory(f)
-
-	data, err := idf.NewFromBytes(s.TestData.Read("test1.svg"))
-	s.Require().NoError(err)
+	data := imagedata.NewFromBytesWithFormat(imagetype.SVG, s.TestData.Read("test1.svg"))
 
 	cfg := svg.NewDefaultConfig()
 	svg := svg.New(&cfg)
@@ -508,7 +500,7 @@ func (s *ProcessingHandlerTestSuite) TestAlwaysRasterizeSvgWithFormat() {
 }
 
 func (s *ProcessingHandlerTestSuite) TestMaxSrcFileSizeGlobal() {
-	s.Config().Security.DefaultOptions.MaxSrcFileSize = 1
+	s.Config().Security.MaxSrcFileSize = 1
 
 	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		rw.WriteHeader(200)
diff --git a/processing/options.go b/processing/options.go
index 1ea637c0..986735b4 100644
--- a/processing/options.go
+++ b/processing/options.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/imagetype"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/options"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/options/keys"
+	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/security"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/vips/color"
 )
 
@@ -16,12 +17,16 @@ type ProcessingOptions struct {
 
 	// Config that contains default values for some options.
 	config *Config
+
+	// Security checker to obtain security-related limits.
+	securityChecker *security.Checker
 }
 
 func (p *Processor) NewProcessingOptions(o *options.Options) ProcessingOptions {
 	return ProcessingOptions{
-		Options: o,
-		config:  p.config,
+		Options:         o,
+		config:          p.config,
+		securityChecker: p.securityChecker,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -287,3 +292,15 @@ func (po ProcessingOptions) KeepCopyright() bool {
 func (po ProcessingOptions) StripColorProfile() bool {
 	return po.Main().GetBool(keys.StripColorProfile, po.config.StripColorProfile)
 }
+
+func (po ProcessingOptions) MaxSrcResolution() int {
+	return po.securityChecker.MaxSrcResolution(po.Main())
+}
+
+func (po ProcessingOptions) MaxAnimationFrames() int {
+	return po.securityChecker.MaxAnimationFrames(po.Main())
+}
+
+func (po ProcessingOptions) MaxResultDimension() int {
+	return po.securityChecker.MaxResultDimension(po.Main())
+}
diff --git a/processing/pipeline.go b/processing/pipeline.go
index 0a0219fc..420e27c9 100644
--- a/processing/pipeline.go
+++ b/processing/pipeline.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/imagedata"
-	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/security"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/server"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/vips"
 )
@@ -19,9 +18,6 @@ type Context struct {
 	// Processing options this pipeline runs with
 	PO ProcessingOptions
 
-	// Security options this pipeline runs with
-	SecOps security.Options
-
 	// Original image data
 	ImgData imagedata.ImageData
 
@@ -80,10 +76,9 @@ func (p Pipeline) Run(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	img *vips.Image,
 	po ProcessingOptions,
-	secops security.Options,
 	imgdata imagedata.ImageData,
 ) error {
-	pctx := p.newContext(ctx, img, po, secops, imgdata)
+	pctx := p.newContext(ctx, img, po, imgdata)
 	pctx.CalcParams()
 
 	for _, step := range p {
@@ -105,14 +100,12 @@ func (p Pipeline) newContext(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	img *vips.Image,
 	po ProcessingOptions,
-	secops security.Options,
 	imgdata imagedata.ImageData,
 ) Context {
 	pctx := Context{
 		Ctx:     ctx,
 		Img:     img,
 		PO:      po,
-		SecOps:  secops,
 		ImgData: imgdata,
 
 		WScale: 1.0,
diff --git a/processing/prepare.go b/processing/prepare.go
index d01e448f..dd746ae5 100644
--- a/processing/prepare.go
+++ b/processing/prepare.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (c *Context) calcSizes(widthToScale, heightToScale int, po ProcessingOption
 }
 
 func (c *Context) limitScale(widthToScale, heightToScale int, po ProcessingOptions) {
-	maxresultDim := c.SecOps.MaxResultDimension
+	maxresultDim := c.PO.MaxResultDimension()
 
 	if maxresultDim <= 0 {
 		return
diff --git a/processing/processing.go b/processing/processing.go
index db069a23..ca568204 100644
--- a/processing/processing.go
+++ b/processing/processing.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/imagedata"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/imagetype"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/options"
-	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/security"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/server"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/vips"
 )
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ func (p *Processor) ProcessImage(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	imgdata imagedata.ImageData,
 	o *options.Options,
-	secops security.Options,
 ) (*Result, error) {
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
@@ -84,14 +82,13 @@ func (p *Processor) ProcessImage(
 
 	// Let's check if we should skip standard processing
 	if p.shouldSkipStandardProcessing(imgdata.Format(), po) {
-		return p.skipStandardProcessing(img, imgdata, po, secops)
+		return p.skipStandardProcessing(img, imgdata, po)
 	}
 
 	// Check if we expect image to be processed as animated.
 	// If MaxAnimationFrames is 1, we never process as animated since we can only
 	// process a single frame.
-	animated := secops.MaxAnimationFrames > 1 &&
-		img.IsAnimated()
+	animated := po.MaxAnimationFrames() > 1 && img.IsAnimated()
 
 	// Determine output format and check if it's supported.
 	// The determined format is stored in po[KeyFormat].
@@ -108,24 +105,24 @@ func (p *Processor) ProcessImage(
 	// and remove animation-related data if not animated.
 	// Don't reload if we initially loaded a thumbnail.
 	if !thumbnailLoaded {
-		if err = p.reloadImageForProcessing(img, imgdata, po, secops, animated); err != nil {
+		if err = p.reloadImageForProcessing(img, imgdata, po, animated); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Check image dimensions and number of frames for security reasons
-	originWidth, originHeight, err := p.checkImageSize(img, imgdata.Format(), secops)
+	originWidth, originHeight, err := p.checkImageSize(img, imgdata.Format(), po)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Transform the image (resize, crop, etc)
-	if err = p.transformImage(ctx, img, po, secops, imgdata, animated); err != nil {
+	if err = p.transformImage(ctx, img, po, imgdata, animated); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Finalize the image (colorspace conversion, metadata stripping, etc)
-	if err = p.finalizePipeline().Run(ctx, img, po, secops, imgdata); err != nil {
+	if err = p.finalizePipeline().Run(ctx, img, po, imgdata); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -170,13 +167,12 @@ func (p *Processor) reloadImageForProcessing(
 	img *vips.Image,
 	imgdata imagedata.ImageData,
 	po ProcessingOptions,
-	secops security.Options,
 	asAnimated bool,
 ) error {
 	// If we are going to process the image as animated, we need to load all frames
 	// up to MaxAnimationFrames
 	if asAnimated {
-		frames := min(img.Pages(), secops.MaxAnimationFrames)
+		frames := min(img.Pages(), po.MaxAnimationFrames())
 		return img.Load(imgdata, 1.0, 0, frames)
 	}
 
@@ -189,7 +185,7 @@ func (p *Processor) reloadImageForProcessing(
 func (p *Processor) checkImageSize(
 	img *vips.Image,
 	imgtype imagetype.Type,
-	secops security.Options,
+	po ProcessingOptions,
 ) (int, int, error) {
 	width, height, frames := p.getImageSize(img)
 
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ func (p *Processor) checkImageSize(
 		return width, height, nil
 	}
 
-	err := secops.CheckDimensions(width, height, frames)
+	err := p.securityChecker.CheckDimensions(po.Options, width, height, frames)
 
 	return width, height, err
 }
@@ -258,11 +254,10 @@ func (p *Processor) skipStandardProcessing(
 	img *vips.Image,
 	imgdata imagedata.ImageData,
 	po ProcessingOptions,
-	secops security.Options,
 ) (*Result, error) {
 	// Even if we skip standard processing, we still need to check image dimensions
 	// to not send an image bomb to the client
-	originWidth, originHeight, err := p.checkImageSize(img, imgdata.Format(), secops)
+	originWidth, originHeight, err := p.checkImageSize(img, imgdata.Format(), po)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -368,22 +363,20 @@ func (p *Processor) transformImage(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	img *vips.Image,
 	po ProcessingOptions,
-	secops security.Options,
 	imgdata imagedata.ImageData,
 	asAnimated bool,
 ) error {
 	if asAnimated {
-		return p.transformAnimated(ctx, img, po, secops)
+		return p.transformAnimated(ctx, img, po)
 	}
 
-	return p.mainPipeline().Run(ctx, img, po, secops, imgdata)
+	return p.mainPipeline().Run(ctx, img, po, imgdata)
 }
 
 func (p *Processor) transformAnimated(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	img *vips.Image,
 	po ProcessingOptions,
-	secops security.Options,
 ) error {
 	if po.TrimEnabled() {
 		slog.Warn("Trim is not supported for animated images")
@@ -440,7 +433,7 @@ func (p *Processor) transformAnimated(
 		// Transform the frame using the main pipeline.
 		// We don't provide imgdata here to prevent scale-on-load.
 		// Watermarking is disabled for individual frames (see above)
-		if err = p.mainPipeline().Run(ctx, frame, po, secops, nil); err != nil {
+		if err = p.mainPipeline().Run(ctx, frame, po, nil); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -475,7 +468,7 @@ func (p *Processor) transformAnimated(
 		// Set watermark opacity back
 		po.SetWatermarkOpacity(watermarkOpacity)
 
-		if err = p.applyWatermark(ctx, img, po, secops, dprScale, framesCount); err != nil {
+		if err = p.applyWatermark(ctx, img, po, dprScale, framesCount); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/processing/processing_test.go b/processing/processing_test.go
index 76461c23..334450d2 100644
--- a/processing/processing_test.go
+++ b/processing/processing_test.go
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ func (s *ProcessingTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	s.securityConfig, _ = testutil.NewLazySuiteObj(s, func() (*security.Config, error) {
 		c := security.NewDefaultConfig()
 
-		c.DefaultOptions.MaxSrcResolution = 10 * 1024 * 1024
-		c.DefaultOptions.MaxSrcFileSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024
-		c.DefaultOptions.MaxAnimationFrames = 100
-		c.DefaultOptions.MaxAnimationFrameResolution = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+		c.MaxSrcResolution = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+		c.MaxSrcFileSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+		c.MaxAnimationFrames = 100
+		c.MaxAnimationFrameResolution = 10 * 1024 * 1024
 
 		return &c, nil
 	})
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (s *ProcessingTestSuite) SetupSuite() {
 	})
 
 	s.processor, _ = testutil.NewLazySuiteObj(s, func() (*Processor, error) {
-		return New(s.config(), nil)
+		return New(s.config(), s.security(), nil)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ func (s *ProcessingTestSuite) processImageAndCheck(
 	o *options.Options,
 	expectedWidth, expectedHeight int,
 ) {
-	secops := s.security().NewOptions(o)
-
-	result, err := s.processor().ProcessImage(s.T().Context(), imgdata, o, secops)
+	result, err := s.processor().ProcessImage(s.T().Context(), imgdata, o)
 	s.Require().NoError(err)
 	s.Require().NotNil(result)
 
@@ -955,7 +953,7 @@ func (s *ProcessingTestSuite) TestImageResolutionTooLarge() {
 	o.Set(keys.MaxSrcResolution, 1)
 
 	imgdata := s.openFile("test2.jpg")
-	_, err := s.processor().ProcessImage(s.T().Context(), imgdata, o, s.security().NewOptions(o))
+	_, err := s.processor().ProcessImage(s.T().Context(), imgdata, o)
 
 	s.Require().Error(err)
 	s.Require().Equal(422, ierrors.Wrap(err, 0).StatusCode())
diff --git a/processing/processor.go b/processing/processor.go
index 9f9a99da..d1ad78de 100644
--- a/processing/processor.go
+++ b/processing/processor.go
@@ -3,23 +3,30 @@ package processing
 import (
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/auximageprovider"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/processing/svg"
+	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/security"
 )
 
 // Processor is responsible for processing images according to the given configuration.
 type Processor struct {
 	config            *Config
+	securityChecker   *security.Checker
 	watermarkProvider auximageprovider.Provider
 	svg               *svg.Processor
 }
 
 // New creates a new Processor instance with the given configuration and watermark provider
-func New(config *Config, watermark auximageprovider.Provider) (*Processor, error) {
+func New(
+	config *Config,
+	securityChecker *security.Checker,
+	watermark auximageprovider.Provider,
+) (*Processor, error) {
 	if err := config.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &Processor{
 		config:            config,
+		securityChecker:   securityChecker,
 		watermarkProvider: watermark,
 		svg:               svg.New(&config.Svg),
 	}, nil
diff --git a/processing/vector_guard_scale.go b/processing/vector_guard_scale.go
index 7a061fc8..f5024bb1 100644
--- a/processing/vector_guard_scale.go
+++ b/processing/vector_guard_scale.go
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ func (p *Processor) vectorGuardScale(c *Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if resolution := c.Img.Width() * c.Img.Height(); resolution > c.SecOps.MaxSrcResolution {
-		shrink := math.Sqrt(float64(resolution) / float64(c.SecOps.MaxSrcResolution))
+	maxSrcRes := c.PO.MaxSrcResolution()
+
+	if resolution := c.Img.Width() * c.Img.Height(); resolution > maxSrcRes {
+		shrink := math.Sqrt(float64(resolution) / float64(maxSrcRes))
 		c.VectorBaseShrink = shrink
 
 		if err := c.Img.Load(c.ImgData, shrink, 0, 1); err != nil {
diff --git a/processing/watermark.go b/processing/watermark.go
index 95b67fe5..6bf3a63c 100644
--- a/processing/watermark.go
+++ b/processing/watermark.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/imath"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/options"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/options/keys"
-	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/security"
 	"github.com/imgproxy/imgproxy/v3/vips"
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ func (p *Processor) prepareWatermark(
 	wm *vips.Image,
 	wmData imagedata.ImageData,
 	po ProcessingOptions,
-	secops security.Options,
 	imgWidth, imgHeight int,
 	offsetScale float64,
 	framesCount int,
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ func (p *Processor) prepareWatermark(
 		wmPo.Set(keys.PaddingBottom, padY-padY/2)
 	}
 
-	if err := p.watermarkPipeline().Run(ctx, wm, wmPo, secops, wmData); err != nil {
+	if err := p.watermarkPipeline().Run(ctx, wm, wmPo, wmData); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ func (p *Processor) applyWatermark(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	img *vips.Image,
 	po ProcessingOptions,
-	secops security.Options,
 	offsetScale float64,
 	framesCount int,
 ) error {
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ func (p *Processor) applyWatermark(
 	frameHeight := height / framesCount
 
 	if err := p.prepareWatermark(
-		ctx, wm, wmData, po, secops, width, frameHeight, offsetScale, framesCount,
+		ctx, wm, wmData, po, width, frameHeight, offsetScale, framesCount,
 	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -216,5 +213,5 @@ func (p *Processor) watermark(c *Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return p.applyWatermark(c.Ctx, c.Img, c.PO, c.SecOps, c.DprScale, 1)
+	return p.applyWatermark(c.Ctx, c.Img, c.PO, c.DprScale, 1)
 }
diff --git a/security/checker.go b/security/checker.go
index d4902ada..639f655d 100644
--- a/security/checker.go
+++ b/security/checker.go
@@ -21,30 +21,50 @@ func New(config *Config) (*Checker, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// NewOptions creates a new [security.Options] instance
-// filling it from [options.Options].
-// If opts is nil, it returns default [security.Options].
-func (s *Checker) NewOptions(opts *options.Options) (secops Options) {
-	secops = s.config.DefaultOptions
-	if opts == nil {
-		return
+// MaxSrcResolution returns the maximum allowed source image resolution
+func (s *Checker) MaxSrcResolution(o *options.Options) int {
+	return o.GetInt(keys.MaxSrcResolution, s.config.MaxSrcResolution)
+}
+
+// MaxSrcFileSize returns the maximum allowed source file size
+func (s *Checker) MaxSrcFileSize(o *options.Options) int {
+	return o.GetInt(keys.MaxSrcFileSize, s.config.MaxSrcFileSize)
+}
+
+// MaxAnimationFrames returns the maximum allowed animation frames
+func (s *Checker) MaxAnimationFrames(o *options.Options) int {
+	return o.GetInt(keys.MaxAnimationFrames, s.config.MaxAnimationFrames)
+}
+
+// MaxAnimationFrameResolution returns the maximum allowed animation frame resolution
+func (s *Checker) MaxAnimationFrameResolution(o *options.Options) int {
+	return o.GetInt(
+		keys.MaxAnimationFrameResolution,
+		s.config.MaxAnimationFrameResolution,
+	)
+}
+
+// MaxResultDimension returns the maximum allowed result image dimension
+func (s *Checker) MaxResultDimension(o *options.Options) int {
+	return o.GetInt(keys.MaxResultDimension, s.config.MaxResultDimension)
+}
+
+// CheckDimensions checks if the given dimensions are within the allowed limits
+func (s *Checker) CheckDimensions(o *options.Options, width, height, frames int) error {
+	frames = max(frames, 1)
+
+	maxFrameRes := s.MaxAnimationFrameResolution(o)
+
+	if frames > 1 && maxFrameRes > 0 {
+		if width*height > maxFrameRes {
+			return newImageResolutionError("Source image frame resolution is too big")
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	secops.MaxSrcResolution = opts.GetInt(
-		keys.MaxSrcResolution, secops.MaxSrcResolution,
-	)
-	secops.MaxSrcFileSize = opts.GetInt(
-		keys.MaxSrcFileSize, secops.MaxSrcFileSize,
-	)
-	secops.MaxAnimationFrames = opts.GetInt(
-		keys.MaxAnimationFrames, secops.MaxAnimationFrames,
-	)
-	secops.MaxAnimationFrameResolution = opts.GetInt(
-		keys.MaxAnimationFrameResolution, secops.MaxAnimationFrameResolution,
-	)
-	secops.MaxResultDimension = opts.GetInt(
-		keys.MaxResultDimension, secops.MaxResultDimension,
-	)
+	if width*height*frames > s.MaxSrcResolution(o) {
+		return newImageResolutionError("Source image resolution is too big")
+	}
 
-	return
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/security/config.go b/security/config.go
index 0640dd20..4de2c46f 100644
--- a/security/config.go
+++ b/security/config.go
@@ -32,21 +32,25 @@ type Config struct {
 	Salts                [][]byte         // List of the HMAC salts
 	SignatureSize        int              // Size of the HMAC signature in bytes
 	TrustedSignatures    []string         // List of trusted signature sources
-	DefaultOptions       Options          // Default security options
+
+	MaxSrcResolution            int // Maximum allowed source image resolution
+	MaxSrcFileSize              int // Maximum allowed source image file size in bytes
+	MaxAnimationFrames          int // Maximum allowed animation frames
+	MaxAnimationFrameResolution int // Maximum allowed resolution per animation frame
+	MaxResultDimension          int // Maximum allowed result image dimension (width or height)
 }
 
 // NewDefaultConfig returns a new Config instance with default values.
 func NewDefaultConfig() Config {
 	return Config{
-		DefaultOptions: Options{
-			MaxSrcResolution:            50_000_000,
-			MaxSrcFileSize:              0,
-			MaxAnimationFrames:          1,
-			MaxAnimationFrameResolution: 0,
-			MaxResultDimension:          0,
-		},
 		AllowSecurityOptions: false,
 		SignatureSize:        32,
+
+		MaxSrcResolution:            50_000_000,
+		MaxSrcFileSize:              0,
+		MaxAnimationFrames:          1,
+		MaxAnimationFrameResolution: 0,
+		MaxResultDimension:          0,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -60,11 +64,11 @@ func LoadConfigFromEnv(c *Config) (*Config, error) {
 		env.Int(&c.SignatureSize, IMGPROXY_SIGNATURE_SIZE),
 		env.StringSlice(&c.TrustedSignatures, IMGPROXY_TRUSTED_SIGNATURES),
 
-		env.MegaInt(&c.DefaultOptions.MaxSrcResolution, IMGPROXY_MAX_SRC_RESOLUTION),
-		env.Int(&c.DefaultOptions.MaxSrcFileSize, IMGPROXY_MAX_SRC_FILE_SIZE),
-		env.Int(&c.DefaultOptions.MaxAnimationFrames, IMGPROXY_MAX_ANIMATION_FRAMES),
-		env.MegaInt(&c.DefaultOptions.MaxAnimationFrameResolution, IMGPROXY_MAX_ANIMATION_FRAME_RESOLUTION),
-		env.Int(&c.DefaultOptions.MaxResultDimension, IMGPROXY_MAX_RESULT_DIMENSION),
+		env.MegaInt(&c.MaxSrcResolution, IMGPROXY_MAX_SRC_RESOLUTION),
+		env.Int(&c.MaxSrcFileSize, IMGPROXY_MAX_SRC_FILE_SIZE),
+		env.Int(&c.MaxAnimationFrames, IMGPROXY_MAX_ANIMATION_FRAMES),
+		env.MegaInt(&c.MaxAnimationFrameResolution, IMGPROXY_MAX_ANIMATION_FRAME_RESOLUTION),
+		env.Int(&c.MaxResultDimension, IMGPROXY_MAX_RESULT_DIMENSION),
 
 		env.HexSlice(&c.Keys, IMGPROXY_KEYS),
 		env.HexSlice(&c.Salts, IMGPROXY_SALTS),
@@ -75,15 +79,15 @@ func LoadConfigFromEnv(c *Config) (*Config, error) {
 
 // Validate validates the configuration
 func (c *Config) Validate() error {
-	if c.DefaultOptions.MaxSrcResolution <= 0 {
+	if c.MaxSrcResolution <= 0 {
 		return IMGPROXY_MAX_SRC_RESOLUTION.ErrorZeroOrNegative()
 	}
 
-	if c.DefaultOptions.MaxSrcFileSize < 0 {
+	if c.MaxSrcFileSize < 0 {
 		return IMGPROXY_MAX_SRC_FILE_SIZE.ErrorNegative()
 	}
 
-	if c.DefaultOptions.MaxAnimationFrames <= 0 {
+	if c.MaxAnimationFrames <= 0 {
 		return IMGPROXY_MAX_ANIMATION_FRAMES.ErrorZeroOrNegative()
 	}
 
diff --git a/security/options.go b/security/options.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aae2eff..00000000
--- a/security/options.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package security
-
-// Security options (part of processing options)
-type Options struct {
-	MaxSrcResolution            int
-	MaxSrcFileSize              int
-	MaxAnimationFrames          int
-	MaxAnimationFrameResolution int
-	MaxResultDimension          int
-}
-
-// CheckDimensions checks if the given dimensions are within the allowed limits
-func (o *Options) CheckDimensions(width, height, frames int) error {
-	frames = max(frames, 1)
-
-	if frames > 1 && o.MaxAnimationFrameResolution > 0 {
-		if width*height > o.MaxAnimationFrameResolution {
-			return newImageResolutionError("Source image frame resolution is too big")
-		}
-	} else {
-		if width*height*frames > o.MaxSrcResolution {
-			return newImageResolutionError("Source image resolution is too big")
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}