Hello AlexT_Intel,
checking log.do_configure actually revealed something. Here is an excerpt:
So the OpenSSL executable is actually searched in "i686-linux". However, the openssl.cnf-File is searched in:
build/tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/.../openss.cnf (x86-64_linux folder does not exist)
shouldn't this be
build/tmp/sysroots/i686-linux/.../openss.cnf (this path exists)