Norm defined by matrix

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Suppose $A$ is an $n\times n$ real matrix and for $\mathbf{x} \in \mathbb{R}^n$ define $\|\mathbf{x}\|_A = \sqrt{\mathbf{x}^T A \mathbf{x}}$.

Under what conditions on the matrix $A$ is $\|\cdot \|_A$ a norm on $\mathbf{R}^n$?