Solving the Elliptic Integral of the First Kind with Imaginary Moduli

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The Complete Elliptic Integral of the First Kind is defined as the following:

$$K(m)=\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\frac{dx}{\sqrt{1-m\sin^2(x)}}$$

Given this definition, I would like to solve the following question:

$$ K(i)=\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\frac{dx}{\sqrt{1-i\sin^2(x)}} $$

How should I start? I assume I’m missing some crucial identity that would allow me to find the answer immediately.

Furthermore, I would like to know if there is an identity for all imaginary moduli, such as $$K(m) = K(n\cdot i)$$

where $n$ is a real number.