diff --git a/NetSerializer/Primitives.cs b/NetSerializer/Primitives.cs
index 47a90b9..3011ae3 100644
--- a/NetSerializer/Primitives.cs
+++ b/NetSerializer/Primitives.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ public static class Primitives
 		private const int StringByteBufferLength = 256;
 		private const int StringCharBufferLength = 128;
 
+		public static uint MaxByteArrayLength = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+		public static uint MaxStringLength = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+
 		public static MethodInfo GetWritePrimitive(Type type)
 		{
 			return typeof(Primitives).GetMethod("WritePrimitive",
@@ -547,6 +550,8 @@ public static void ReadPrimitive(Stream stream, out string value)
 			totalBytes -= 1;
 
 			ReadPrimitive(stream, out uint totalChars);
+			if (totalChars > MaxStringLength)
+				throw new InvalidDataException($"Serialized string length {totalChars} exceeds maximum {MaxStringLength}.");
 
 			value = string.Create((int) totalChars, ((int) totalBytes, stream), _stringSpanRead);
 		}
@@ -645,6 +650,8 @@ public static void ReadPrimitive(Stream stream, out string value)
 
 			uint totalChars;
 			ReadPrimitive(stream, out totalChars);
+			if (totalChars > MaxStringLength)
+				throw new InvalidDataException($"Serialized string length {totalChars} exceeds maximum {MaxStringLength}.");
 
 			len -= 1;
 
@@ -759,6 +766,8 @@ public static void ReadPrimitive(Stream stream, out string value)
 
 			uint totalChars;
 			ReadPrimitive(stream, out totalChars);
+			if (totalChars > MaxStringLength)
+				throw new InvalidDataException($"Serialized string length {totalChars} exceeds maximum {MaxStringLength}.");
 
 			var helper = s_stringHelper;
 			if (helper == null)
@@ -840,6 +849,8 @@ public static void ReadPrimitive(Stream stream, out byte[] value)
 			}
 
 			len -= 1;
+			if (len > MaxByteArrayLength)
+				throw new InvalidDataException($"Serialized byte array length {len} exceeds maximum {MaxByteArrayLength}.");
 
 			value = new byte[len];
 			int l = 0;
diff --git a/NetSerializer/Serializer.cs b/NetSerializer/Serializer.cs
index 92df080..caf72ee 100644
--- a/NetSerializer/Serializer.cs
+++ b/NetSerializer/Serializer.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public Serializer(IEnumerable<Type> rootTypes)
 		public Serializer(IEnumerable<Type> rootTypes, Settings settings)
 		{
 			this.Settings = settings;
+			Primitives.MaxByteArrayLength = settings.MaxByteArrayLength;
+			Primitives.MaxStringLength = settings.MaxStringLength;
 
 			if (this.Settings.CustomTypeSerializers.All(s => s is IDynamicTypeSerializer || s is IStaticTypeSerializer) == false)
 				throw new ArgumentException("TypeSerializers have to implement IDynamicTypeSerializer or IStaticTypeSerializer");
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ public Serializer(Dictionary<Type, uint> typeMap)
 		public Serializer(Dictionary<Type, uint> typeMap, Settings settings)
 		{
 			this.Settings = settings;
+			Primitives.MaxByteArrayLength = settings.MaxByteArrayLength;
+			Primitives.MaxStringLength = settings.MaxStringLength;
 
 			if (this.Settings.CustomTypeSerializers.All(s => s is IDynamicTypeSerializer || s is IStaticTypeSerializer) == false)
 				throw new ArgumentException("TypeSerializers have to implement IDynamicTypeSerializer or IStaticTypeSerializer");
@@ -337,6 +341,35 @@ public void Deserialize(Stream stream, out object ob)
 			ObjectSerializer.Deserialize(this, stream, out ob);
 		}
 
+		public bool TryDeserialize(Stream stream, out object ob)
+		{
+			return ObjectSerializer.TryDeserialize(this, stream, out ob);
+		}
+
+		public bool TryGetTypeFromSerializedObject(Stream stream, out Type type)
+		{
+			Primitives.ReadPrimitive(stream, out uint id);
+			return TryGetTypeFromId(id, out type);
+		}
+
+		public bool TryGetTypeFromId(uint id, out Type type)
+		{
+			if (id == 0)
+			{
+				type = null;
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			if (m_runtimeTypeIDList.TryGetValue(id, out var data))
+			{
+				type = data.Type;
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			type = null;
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Serialize object graph without writing the type-id of the root type. This can be useful e.g. when
 		/// serializing a known value type, as this will avoid boxing.
@@ -371,6 +404,19 @@ public void DeserializeDirect<T>(Stream stream, out T value)
 			del(this, stream, out value);
 		}
 
+		internal void CheckCollectionLength(uint encodedLength)
+		{
+			if (encodedLength == 0)
+				return;
+
+			var length = encodedLength - 1;
+			if (length > Settings.MaxCollectionLength)
+			{
+				throw new InvalidDataException(
+					$"Serialized collection length {length} exceeds maximum {Settings.MaxCollectionLength}.");
+			}
+		}
+
 		public int RegisterContext(object context)
 		{
 			AssertLocked();
@@ -412,7 +458,8 @@ internal uint GetTypeIdAndSerializer(Type type, out SerializeDelegate<object> de
 
 		internal DeserializeDelegate<object> GetDeserializeTrampolineFromId(uint id)
 		{
-			var data = m_runtimeTypeIDList[id];
+			if (!m_runtimeTypeIDList.TryGetValue(id, out var data))
+				throw new InvalidDataException($"Unknown serialized type ID {id}.");
 
 			if (data.ReaderTrampolineDelegate != null)
 				return data.ReaderTrampolineDelegate;
@@ -423,6 +470,27 @@ internal DeserializeDelegate<object> GetDeserializeTrampolineFromId(uint id)
 			}
 		}
 
+		internal bool TryGetDeserializeTrampolineFromId(uint id, out DeserializeDelegate<object> del)
+		{
+			if (!m_runtimeTypeIDList.TryGetValue(id, out var data))
+			{
+				del = null;
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			if (data.ReaderTrampolineDelegate != null)
+			{
+				del = data.ReaderTrampolineDelegate;
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			lock (m_modifyLock)
+			{
+				del = GenerateReaderTrampoline(data.Type);
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
 		ITypeSerializer GetTypeSerializer(Type type)
 		{
 			var serializer = this.Settings.CustomTypeSerializers.FirstOrDefault(h => h.Handles(type));
diff --git a/NetSerializer/Settings.cs b/NetSerializer/Settings.cs
index 94880da..f3ef8f6 100644
--- a/NetSerializer/Settings.cs
+++ b/NetSerializer/Settings.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,25 @@ namespace NetSerializer
 {
 	public class Settings
 	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Maximum number of elements allowed in a deserialized collection.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// This defends network deserialization from allocating attacker-controlled
+		/// arrays, lists, dictionaries, and similar collection types.
+		/// </remarks>
+		public uint MaxCollectionLength = 1024 * 1024;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Maximum number of bytes allowed in a deserialized byte array.
+		/// </summary>
+		public uint MaxByteArrayLength = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Maximum number of UTF-16 code units allowed in a deserialized string.
+		/// </summary>
+		public uint MaxStringLength = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Array of custom TypeSerializers
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/NetSerializer/TypeIDList.cs b/NetSerializer/TypeIDList.cs
index 569d159..b4fecbe 100644
--- a/NetSerializer/TypeIDList.cs
+++ b/NetSerializer/TypeIDList.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ public bool ContainsTypeID(uint typeID)
 			return typeID < m_array.Length && m_array[typeID] != null;
 		}
 
+		public bool TryGetValue(uint typeID, out TypeData data)
+		{
+			if (typeID < m_array.Length && m_array[typeID] != null)
+			{
+				data = m_array[typeID];
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			data = null;
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		public TypeData this[uint idx]
 		{
 			get
diff --git a/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ArraySerializer.cs b/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ArraySerializer.cs
index 23231f1..3ed17c5 100644
--- a/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ArraySerializer.cs
+++ b/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ArraySerializer.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ public void GenerateReaderMethod(Serializer serializer, Type type, ILGenerator i
 
 			il.MarkLabel(notNullLabel);
 
+			il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
+			il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldloc_S, lenLocal);
+			il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(Serializer).GetMethod("CheckCollectionLength", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic)!);
+
 			var arrLocal = il.DeclareLocal(type);
 
 			// create new array with len - 1
diff --git a/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ListSerializer.cs b/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ListSerializer.cs
index e0c38c3..60cc638 100644
--- a/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ListSerializer.cs
+++ b/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ListSerializer.cs
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ public void GenerateReaderMethod(Serializer serializer, Type type, ILGenerator i
 
 			il.MarkLabel(notNullLabel);
 
+			il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
+			il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldloc_S, lenLocal);
+			il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(Serializer).GetMethod("CheckCollectionLength", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic)!);
+
 			var listLocal = il.DeclareLocal(type);
 
 			// -- length
diff --git a/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs b/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs
index 9b8bbd9..99d958b 100644
--- a/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/NetSerializer/TypeSerializers/ObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -79,5 +79,33 @@ public static void Deserialize(Serializer serializer, Stream stream, out object
 			var del = serializer.GetDeserializeTrampolineFromId(id);
 			del(serializer, stream, out ob);
 		}
+
+		public static bool TryDeserialize(Serializer serializer, Stream stream, out object ob)
+		{
+			uint id;
+
+			Primitives.ReadPrimitive(stream, out id);
+
+			if (id == 0)
+			{
+				ob = null;
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			if (id == Serializer.ObjectTypeId)
+			{
+				ob = new object();
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			if (!serializer.TryGetDeserializeTrampolineFromId(id, out var del))
+			{
+				ob = null;
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			del(serializer, stream, out ob);
+			return true;
+		}
 	}
 }