diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Authentication/AzureADAuthenticationMatcher.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Authentication/AzureADAuthenticationMatcher.cs
index 4832fe7f..50aa507a 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Authentication/AzureADAuthenticationMatcher.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Authentication/AzureADAuthenticationMatcher.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols;
 using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect;
 using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens;
 using Stef.Validation;
+using WireMock.Constants;
 using WireMock.Matchers;
 using WireMock.Models;
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ internal class AzureADAuthenticationMatcher : IStringMatcher
             return MatchScores.Mismatch;
         }
 
-        var token = Regex.Replace(input, BearerPrefix, string.Empty, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+        var token = Regex.Replace(input, BearerPrefix, string.Empty, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase, WireMockConstants.DefaultRegexTimeout);
 
         try
         {
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Authentication/BasicAuthenticationMatcher.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Authentication/BasicAuthenticationMatcher.cs
index c2b5aa0f..e078d423 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Authentication/BasicAuthenticationMatcher.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Authentication/BasicAuthenticationMatcher.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,9 @@ using WireMock.Matchers;
 
 namespace WireMock.Authentication;
 
-internal class BasicAuthenticationMatcher : RegexMatcher
+internal class BasicAuthenticationMatcher(string username, string password)
+    : RegexMatcher(BuildPattern(username, password))
 {
-    public BasicAuthenticationMatcher(string username, string password) : base(BuildPattern(username, password))
-    {
-    }
-
     public override string Name => nameof(BasicAuthenticationMatcher);
 
     private static string BuildPattern(string username, string password)
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Compatibility/StringExtensions.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Compatibility/StringExtensions.cs
index 4b42e4d3..d95c2bc2 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Compatibility/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Compatibility/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #if NET451 || NET452 || NET46 || NET451 || NET461 || NETSTANDARD1_3 || NETSTANDARD2_0
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using WireMock.Constants;
 
 // ReSharper disable once CheckNamespace
 namespace System;
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ internal static class StringExtensions
     public static string Replace(this string text, string oldValue, string newValue, StringComparison stringComparison)
     {
         var options = stringComparison == StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase ? RegexOptions.IgnoreCase : RegexOptions.None;
-        return Regex.Replace(text, oldValue, newValue, options);
+        return Regex.Replace(text, oldValue, newValue, options, WireMockConstants.DefaultRegexTimeout);
     }
 }
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Constants/WireMockConstants.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Constants/WireMockConstants.cs
index 9dea909a..126a57aa 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Constants/WireMockConstants.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Constants/WireMockConstants.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 // Copyright © WireMock.Net
 
+using System;
+
 namespace WireMock.Constants;
 
 internal static class WireMockConstants
 {
-    public const int AdminPriority = int.MinValue;
-    public const int MinPriority = -1_000_000;
-    public const int ProxyPriority = -2_000_000;
+    internal static readonly TimeSpan DefaultRegexTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+             
+    internal const int AdminPriority = int.MinValue;
+    internal const int MinPriority = -1_000_000;
+    internal const int ProxyPriority = -2_000_000;
 
-    public const string ContentTypeJson = "application/json";
-    public const string ContentTypeTextPlain = "text/plain";
+    internal const string ContentTypeJson = "application/json";
+    internal const string ContentTypeTextPlain = "text/plain";
 
-    public const string NoMatchingFound = "No matching mapping found";
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    internal const string NoMatchingFound = "No matching mapping found";
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Matchers/RegexMatcher.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Matchers/RegexMatcher.cs
index 7e717e6c..fca241eb 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Matchers/RegexMatcher.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Matchers/RegexMatcher.cs
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using AnyOfTypes;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Stef.Validation;
+using WireMock.Constants;
 using WireMock.Extensions;
 using WireMock.Models;
 using WireMock.RegularExpressions;
-using Stef.Validation;
 
 namespace WireMock.Matchers;
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ public class RegexMatcher : IStringMatcher, IIgnoreCaseMatcher
         bool ignoreCase = false,
         bool useRegexExtended = true,
         MatchOperator matchOperator = MatchOperator.Or) :
-        this(MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch, new[] { pattern }, ignoreCase, useRegexExtended, matchOperator)
+        this(MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch, [pattern], ignoreCase, useRegexExtended, matchOperator)
     {
     }
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ public class RegexMatcher : IStringMatcher, IIgnoreCaseMatcher
         bool ignoreCase = false,
         bool useRegexExtended = true,
         MatchOperator matchOperator = MatchOperator.Or) :
-        this(matchBehaviour, new[] { pattern }, ignoreCase, useRegexExtended, matchOperator)
+        this(matchBehaviour, [pattern], ignoreCase, useRegexExtended, matchOperator)
     {
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ public class RegexMatcher : IStringMatcher, IIgnoreCaseMatcher
             options |= RegexOptions.IgnoreCase;
         }
 
-        _expressions = patterns.Select(p => useRegexExtended ? new RegexExtended(p.GetPattern(), options) : new Regex(p.GetPattern(), options)).ToArray();
+        _expressions = patterns.Select(p => useRegexExtended ? new RegexExtended(p.GetPattern(), options) : new Regex(p.GetPattern(), options, WireMockConstants.DefaultRegexTimeout)).ToArray();
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Util/HttpVersionParser.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Util/HttpVersionParser.cs
index 41a9fd0d..a8e22bdc 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Util/HttpVersionParser.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Util/HttpVersionParser.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright © WireMock.Net
 
-using System;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Stef.Validation;
+using WireMock.Constants;
 
 namespace WireMock.Util;
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Util;
 /// </summary>
 internal static class HttpVersionParser
 {
-    private static readonly Regex HttpVersionRegex = new(@"HTTP/(\d+(\.\d+)?(?!\.))", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant | RegexOptions.Compiled, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
+    private static readonly Regex HttpVersionRegex = new(@"HTTP/(\d+(\.\d+)?(?!\.))", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant | RegexOptions.Compiled, WireMockConstants.DefaultRegexTimeout);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Try to extract the version (as a string) from the protocol.
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Util/PortUtils.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Util/PortUtils.cs
index 9d76c95d..843ce8d7 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Util/PortUtils.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Util/PortUtils.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using WireMock.Constants;
 
 namespace WireMock.Util;
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Util;
 /// </summary>
 internal static class PortUtils
 {
-    private static readonly Regex UrlDetailsRegex = new(@"^((?<proto>\w+)://)(?<host>[^/]+?):(?<port>\d+)\/?$", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+    private static readonly Regex UrlDetailsRegex = new(@"^((?<proto>\w+)://)(?<host>[^/]+?):(?<port>\d+)\/?$", RegexOptions.Compiled, WireMockConstants.DefaultRegexTimeout);
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Finds a free TCP port.
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Util/RegexUtils.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Util/RegexUtils.cs
index c64ef4bd..622df7d5 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Util/RegexUtils.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Util/RegexUtils.cs
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright © WireMock.Net
 
-using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using WireMock.Constants;
 using WireMock.RegularExpressions;
 
 namespace WireMock.Util;
 
 internal static class RegexUtils
 {
-    private static readonly TimeSpan RegexTimeOut = new(0, 0, 10);
-
     public static Dictionary<string, string> GetNamedGroups(Regex regex, string input)
     {
         var namedGroupsDictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
@@ -38,11 +36,11 @@ internal static class RegexUtils
         {
             if (useRegexExtended)
             {
-                var regexExtended = new RegexExtended(pattern!, RegexOptions.None, RegexTimeOut);
+                var regexExtended = new RegexExtended(pattern!, RegexOptions.None, WireMockConstants.DefaultRegexTimeout);
                 return (true, regexExtended.IsMatch(input));
             }
 
-            var regex = new Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.None, RegexTimeOut);
+            var regex = new Regex(pattern, RegexOptions.None, WireMockConstants.DefaultRegexTimeout);
             return (true, regex.IsMatch(input));
         }
         catch