Improved network communication security for biomodels.org

Enabled Strict Transport Security (HSTS) and set explicit redirect policies for network access during file downloads and MIRIAM updates. Updated a default example URL to use HTTPS.

Author: shoops

copasi/UI/DataModelGUI.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019 - 2025 by Pedro Mendes, Rector and Visitors of the
+// Copyright (C) 2019 - 2026 by Pedro Mendes, Rector and Visitors of the
 // University of Virginia, University of Heidelberg, and University
 // of Connecticut School of Medicine.
 // All rights reserved.
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ void DataModelGUI::downloadFileFromUrl(const std::string & url, const std::strin
   mRunningThreads["downloadFileFromUrl"].success = false;
 
   QNetworkAccessManager *manager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
+  manager->setStrictTransportSecurityEnabled(true);
+  manager->setRedirectPolicy(QNetworkRequest::NoLessSafeRedirectPolicy);
 
   QString server = FROM_UTF8(CRootContainer::getConfiguration()->getProxyServer());
 
@@ -739,6 +741,7 @@ bool DataModelGUI::updateMIRIAM(CMIRIAMResources & miriamResources)
   mpMiriamResources = &miriamResources;
 
   QNetworkAccessManager *manager = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
+  manager->setRedirectPolicy(QNetworkRequest::SameOriginRedirectPolicy);
 
   QString server = FROM_UTF8(CRootContainer::getConfiguration()->getProxyServer());
 
@@ -798,7 +801,7 @@ void DataModelGUI::attachOutputHandler()
   mpDataModel->addInterface(mpOutputHandlerPlot);
 
   mpOutputHandlerPlot->setOutputDefinitionVector(mpDataModel->getPlotDefinitionList());
-  
+
   linkDataModelToGUI();
 }
 

copasi/UI/DataModelGUI.h

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019 - 2025 by Pedro Mendes, Rector and Visitors of the
+// Copyright (C) 2019 - 2026 by Pedro Mendes, Rector and Visitors of the
 // University of Virginia, University of Heidelberg, and University
 // of Connecticut School of Medicine.
 // All rights reserved.

copasi/UI/copasiui3window.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2019 - 2025 by Pedro Mendes, Rector and Visitors of the
+// Copyright (C) 2019 - 2026 by Pedro Mendes, Rector and Visitors of the
 // University of Virginia, University of Heidelberg, and University
 // of Connecticut School of Medicine.
 // All rights reserved.
@@ -4011,7 +4011,7 @@ void CopasiUI3Window::slotFileOpenFromUrl(QString url)
               QString("Enter URL to open"),
               QString("Please specify a URL to open (can be any supported format)"),
               QLineEdit::Normal,
-              QString("http://www.ebi.ac.uk/biomodels/model/download/BIOMD0000000001")
+              QString("https://biomodels.org/model/download/BIOMD0000000001")
 
             );
 

copasi/core/CCommonNameComponent.cpp

@@ -12,21 +12,23 @@
 // static
 const std::map< std::string, std::string > CCommonNameComponent::VectorName2ObjectType = {
   {"Compartments", "Compartment"},
-  {"Metabolites", "Metabolite"},
-  {"Reduced Model Metabolites", "Metabolite"},
-  {"Reactions", "Reaction"},
   {"Events", "Event"},
-  {"Values", "ModelValue"},
-  {"ParameterSets", "ModelParameterSet"},
-  {"Moieties", "Moiety"},
-  {"ListOflayouts", "Layout"},
-  {"TaskList", "Task"},
-  {"ReportDefinitions", "ReportDefinition"},
-  {"OutputDefinitions", "PlotItem"},
+  {"Fitted Points", "Fitted Point"},
   {"Functions", "Function"},
+  {"ListOfLayouts", "Layout"},
+  {"ListOflayouts", "Layout"},
+  {"Metabolites", "Metabolite"},
   {"ModelList", "CN"},
+  {"Moieties", "Moiety"},
+  {"OutputDefinitions", "PlotItem"},
+  {"ParameterSets", "ModelParameterSet"},
+  {"Reactions", "Reaction"},
+  {"Reduced Model Metabolites", "Metabolite"},
+  {"ReportDefinitions", "ReportDefinition"},
+  {"TaskList", "Task"},
   {"Units list", "Unit"},
-  {"Fitted Points", "Fitted Point"}};
+  {"Values", "ModelValue"}
+};
 
 // static
 std::string CCommonNameComponent::ObjectTypeFromVectorName(const std::string & name)