The IDS build (1909) contains a beta version of Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) Service Pack 2. This service pack adds the following features:
Domain renaming
Provides better support for reverse proxies
Adds administrator supplied domain and protocol information for links
Administrators are able to map incoming URLs to specific outbound URLs
Solves top WSS deployment issues
Permits reverse proxy configurations that change the inbound URL
Enables SSL termination once data hits switches or routers
Static IP load-balancing capable
No Disabling of Kerberos
The one-click installation of WSS will no longer disable Kerberos
For server farm installations, the security configuration behavior is modified
Stsadm will no longer disable Kerberos by default
The object model default behavior is unchanged, but a new method is added to allow Kerberos to be used
The UI is changed to allow users to choose Kerberos or NTLM