1. A method of network security administration comprising the steps of: (a) receiving, by a computer system, a bit string that encodes a natural-language request for adiusting a security policy of a computer network; (b) parsing, by said computer system, said bit string to identify: (i) at least one object, and (ii) an action to be applied to said at least one object; (c) said computer system, in response to said identifying of said at least one object, displaying a description of one of said at least one object: (d) displaying, by said computer system, a menu of at least one operation that is applicable to said at least one object; and, (e) displaying, by said computer system, said natural-language request; and wherein said menu is displayed in association with a portion of said display of said natural-language request that includes a natural-language representation of said at least one object.